Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin

Devanagari script

मत्वाखिलं मदधीनमस्वतन्त्रं निजं च वै । स सुदामाऽभवद्राधाशापतो दानवेश्वरः

Transliteration

matvākhilaṃ madadhīnamasvatantraṃ nijaṃ ca vai | sa sudāmā'bhavadrādhāśāpato dānaveśvaraḥ

Translation

‘ఇదంతా నా అధీనమే, స్వతంత్రం కాదు, నిజంగా నాదే’ అని భావించి, రాధా శాపవశాత్తు అతడు సుదాముడై దానవులలో అధీశ్వరుడయ్యెను.

Word by Word

• मत्वा: having thought/considered
• मत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• अखिलम्: everything
• अखिलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मदधीनम्: dependent on me
• मदधीनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् + अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—मम अधीनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अस्वतन्त्रम्: not independent
• अस्वतन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + स्वतन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-प्रत्यय (negated)

• निजम्: one’s own
• निजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुदामा: Sudāmā
• सुदामा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• राधाशापतः: due to Rādhā’s curse
• राधाशापतः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधा + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—राधायाः शापः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + तसिल्-अर्थे पञ्चमी (‘because of/from the curse’)

• दानवेश्वरः: lord of the demons
• दानवेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—दानवानाम् ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Rādhā

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Rādhā
• Sudāmā
• Dānava

FAQs

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

It warns that ahankāra (ego)—the belief that the world is “mine” and under “my control”—binds the soul in pasha (bondage) and precipitates karmic consequence, here shown as a fall into a demonic lordship.

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

By contrast to the ego’s claim of ownership, Linga-worship trains surrender to Pati (Shiva) as the true Lord; devotion to Saguna Shiva purifies possessiveness and restores right relationship between pashu (soul) and Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with humility, offering the sense of doership and ownership into Shiva (īśvara-arpaṇa-buddhi), optionally alongside Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of impermanence.