Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda

Devanagari script

यत्तत्सर्वं कृतं ब्रह्मन् नापराधो बभूव मे । त्वञ्च शप्तो मयाऽज्ञानात्स्त्रीस्वभा वाद्वृथा वृष

Transliteration

yattatsarvaṃ kṛtaṃ brahman nāparādho babhūva me | tvañca śapto mayā'jñānātstrīsvabhā vādvṛthā vṛṣa

Translation

ఓ బ్రహ్మన్, జరిగిన సమస్తంలో నా వైపు ఏ అపరాధమూ లేదు. ఓ వృషధ్వజా, స్త్రీస్వభావపు ఆవేశంతో అజ్ఞానవశాత్తు నేను నిన్ను కారణం లేకుండా శపించాను।

Word by Word

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

• śrīśiva: in (the) Śrī-Śiva (context/name)
• śrīśiva: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; used as qualifier in title-context

• mahāpurāṇe: in the Mahāpurāṇa
• mahāpurāṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• dvitīyāyām: in the second
• dvitīyāyām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ordinal adjective qualifying ‘saṃhitāyām’

• rudrasaṃhitāyām: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• rudrasaṃhitāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• tṛtīye: in the third
• tṛtīye: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ordinal adjective qualifying ‘khaṇḍe’

• pārvatīkhaṇḍe: in the Pārvatī-khaṇḍa (section)
• pārvatīkhaṇḍe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• padmāpippalādacaritavarṇanam: the description of the deeds of Padmā and Pippalāda
• padmāpippalādacaritavarṇanam: Karta (कर्ता/subject of nominal sentence)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padmā + pippalāda + carita + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; chapter-title noun

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/title marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), nomen-marker (नाम-शब्दः)

• pañcatriṃśaḥ: thirty-fifth
• pañcatriṃśaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcatriṃśat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal/number adjective qualifying ‘adhyāyaḥ’

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Pārvatī

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that wrongdoing is rooted in ajñāna (ignorance) and is healed through humility and truthful confession—key Shaiva Siddhanta virtues that purify the pashu (individual soul) and restore alignment with Pati (Śiva).

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

By acknowledging error and seeking reconciliation, the devotee approaches Saguna Śiva with softened ego; Linga-worship is traditionally accompanied by repentance, surrender, and a return to dharma—inner attitudes that make ritual devotion spiritually fruitful.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is prāyaścitta through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a repentant mind, followed by simple Śiva-pūjā (water/abhisheka) and a resolve to act without rashness born of ignorance.