Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera

Devanagari script

पृष्टस्तेनाथ निर्बंधादसकृत्तमुवाच सः । मामाक्षिपसि विप्रोच्चैः किं मया चौर्यकर्मणा

Transliteration

pṛṣṭastenātha nirbaṃdhādasakṛttamuvāca saḥ | māmākṣipasi viproccaiḥ kiṃ mayā cauryakarmaṇā

Translation

அவன் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் வற்புறுத்திக் கேட்கப்பட்டபோது, அவன் கூறினான்—“ஓ விப்ரரே! நீ ஏன் உரத்த குரலில் என்னை குற்றம் சாட்டுகிறாய்? திருட்டுச் செயலுடன் எனக்கு என்ன தொடர்பு?”

Word by Word

• pṛṣṭaḥ: (having been) asked
• pṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prach (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'having been asked'

• tena: by him
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात); discourse connector

• nirbandhāt: due to insistence
• nirbandhāt: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirbandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• asakṛt: repeatedly
• asakṛt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: asakṛt (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ākṣipasi: you accuse/assail
• ākṣipasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + kṣip (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vipra: O Brahmin
• vipra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• uccaiḥ: loudly
• uccaiḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccaiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• kim: why/what (is)
• kim: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative used adverbially (प्रश्नार्थक निपातवत्)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• caurya-karmaṇā: with theft (criminal act)
• caurya-karmaṇā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caurya (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); 'by/with the act of theft'

Speaker

An accused man (addressing a brāhmaṇa questioner) within Sūta’s narration in the Rudra Saṃhitā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights the dharmic necessity of truthful speech and careful judgment: wrongful accusation (asatya/abhyākhyāna) binds the soul through pāśa (bondage), whereas discernment and fairness support inner purity needed for Shiva-bhakti.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly linked with śuddhi (purification) of mind and conduct; this verse underscores that devotion to Saguna Shiva is strengthened by truthfulness and non-harm, not by loud blame or prejudice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice vāṅ-niyama (discipline of speech): avoid harsh or false claims, and pair daily Shiva-smaraṇa with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate calm discernment before judging others.