Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17

शङ्खचूडस्य मायायुद्धं तथा माहेश्वरास्त्रप्रभावः | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Māyā-Warfare and the Power of the Māheśvara Astra

Devanagari script

नेदानीं कथयिष्यामि प्रकटं दीनवत्सलम् । पश्चात्त्वां कथयिष्यामि पुनस्सत्यं करिष्यसि

Transliteration

nedānīṃ kathayiṣyāmi prakaṭaṃ dīnavatsalam | paścāttvāṃ kathayiṣyāmi punassatyaṃ kariṣyasi

Translation

ఇప్పుడుకాదు; దీనులపై కరుణగల ప్రభువు యొక్క సత్యాన్ని నేను స్పష్టంగా ప్రకటించెదను. తరువాత నీకు మరల చెప్పెదను—అప్పుడు నీవు మళ్లీ సత్యాన్ని నిలుపుదువు।

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• kathayiṣyāmi: I will tell
• kathayiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (कथय्, धातु; √kath)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• prakaṭam: openly, manifest
• prakaṭam: Karma (कर्म/predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prakaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• dīna-vatsalam: compassionate to the distressed
• dīna-vatsalam: Karma (कर्म/predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक) + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dīnānāṃ vatsalaḥ = compassionate to the poor)

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: afterwards)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (2nd person pronoun, Acc. sg.)

• kathayiṣyāmi: I will tell
• kathayiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (कथय्, धातु; √kath)
• Form: लृट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• punar: again
• punar: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• satyam: truthfully
• satyam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (used adverbially: truly)

• kariṣyasi: you will do
• kariṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ, धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as dīnavatsala—merciful to the suffering—and frames satya (truth) as a dharmic vow that must be upheld, aligning devotion with ethical integrity.

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

By praising Shiva’s accessible compassion, it supports Saguna devotion: the devotee approaches the manifest Lord (as worshipped in the Linga) trusting His protective grace toward the afflicted.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is satya-niyama (truthfulness) alongside bhakti—daily remembrance of Shiva with the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offered with sincere intent for relief and inner steadiness.