Shloka 10

नरकयातनावर्णनम् / Description of Hell-Torments for Specific Transgressions

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे पञ्चम्यामुमासंहितायां नरकगतिभोगवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe pañcamyāmumāsaṃhitāyāṃ narakagatibhogavarṇanaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீ சிவமஹாபுராணத்தின் ஐந்தாம் பகுதியான ‘உமாசம்ஹிதை’யில் ‘நரககதிபோகவர்ணனம்’ எனும் பத்தாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + śiva + mahā + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound (title): śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇa; Napumsaka, Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana

• pañcamyām: in the fifth
• pañcamyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (7th), Ekavacana; ordinal adjective qualifying saṃhitāyām

• umā-saṃhitāyām: in the Umā-saṃhitā
• umā-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: umā-saṃhitā; Strīliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (7th), Ekavacana

• naraka-gati-bhoga-varṇanam: the description of experiencing the fate of hell
• naraka-gati-bhoga-varṇanam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject, title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naraka + gati + bhoga + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa chain compound: naraka-gati ‘hell-destiny’ + bhoga ‘experience’ + varṇana ‘description’; Napumsaka, Prathamā vibhakti (1st), Ekavacana

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/title marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya-like usage as title-marker (नाम-शब्दः, indeclinable in colophons)

• daśamaḥ: tenth
• daśamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti (1st), Ekavacana; ordinal qualifying adhyāyaḥ

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti (1st), Ekavacana

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma (Parvati)

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter that teaches karmic accountability: actions that strengthen pāśa (bondage) lead to painful destinies, while turning toward Pati (Śiva) supports purification and liberation.

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

By concluding a chapter on naraka, it implicitly urges refuge in Saguna Śiva—worship of the Liṅga, devotion, and disciplined conduct—as means to cleanse karma and loosen bondage, aligning the soul toward Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is regular Śiva-sādhana—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Liṅga-pūjā with humility, and ethical restraint—to prevent karmas that lead to painful gatis.