Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 53

नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion

Devanagari script

शिवनामामृतं पेयं पापदावानलार्दितैः । पापदावाग्नितप्तानां शांतिस्तेन विना न हि

Transliteration

śivanāmāmṛtaṃ peyaṃ pāpadāvānalārditaiḥ | pāpadāvāgnitaptānāṃ śāṃtistena vinā na hi

Translation

பாவம் என்னும் காட்டுத்தீயால் சுட்டவர்களுக்கு சிவநாம அமுதம் பருகத்தக்கது; அந்தப் பாவத் தீயால் வெந்தவர்க்கு அதின்றி அமைதி இல்லை.

Word by Word

• शिवनामामृतम्: the nectar of Śiva’s name
• शिवनामामृतम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; of implied 'is')
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-नाम-अमृत (प्रातिपदिक; समास: शिव + नाम + अमृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रथमा here as subject of (अस्ति implied) / or object with पेयम् as predicate

• पेयम्: to be drunk
• पेयम्: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण ('to be drunk')

• पापदावानलार्दितैः: by those afflicted by the wildfire of sin
• पापदावानलार्दितैः: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent group)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप-दाव-अनल-आर्दित (प्रातिपदिक; समास: पाप + दाव + अनल + आर्दित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोग (qualifying implied 'जनैः'); करण/सह (by/with those afflicted)

• पापदावाग्नितप्तानाम्: of those scorched by the fire-wildfire of sin
• पापदावाग्नितप्तानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप-दाव-अग्नि-तप्त (प्रातिपदिक; समास: पाप + दाव + अग्नि + तप्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'their' peace)

• शान्तिः: peace; relief
• शान्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तेन: by that; through it
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण

• विना: without
• विना: Vyatireka (व्यतिरेक/Exclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद-निपातः (preposition) अर्थे 'without' (takes तृतीया/पञ्चमी usage)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (emphatic/confirmatory particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Positions Śiva-nāma as inner amṛta that cools the ‘wildfire’ of pāpa and grants śānti—an interior pilgrimage where purification culminates in pacification of karmic heat.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śivanāmāmṛtaṃ peyaṃ

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the most direct remedy for the burning effects of pāpa (karmic impurity) is śiva-nāma—devotional remembrance and repetition of Shiva’s Name—which cools the inner turmoil and brings śānti through Shiva’s grace.

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

In Saguna worship, the Linga is approached with devotion, offerings, and mantra; this verse highlights that the heart of such worship is nāma—chanting and inwardly ‘drinking’ Shiva’s Name—by which the devotee becomes fit for peace and purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva nāma-japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a daily discipline, ideally alongside simple Linga worship and mental remembrance to pacify the ‘fire’ of karmic affliction.