Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42

गणेशविवाहोत्सवः तथा सिद्धि-बुद्धि-सन्तानवर्णनम् | Gaṇeśa’s Wedding Festival and the Progeny of Siddhi & Buddhi

Devanagari script

रोगी रोगात्प्रमुच्येत भयान्मुच्येत भीतियुक् । भूतप्रेतादिबाधाभ्यः पीडितो न भवेन्नरः

Transliteration

rogī rogātpramucyeta bhayānmucyeta bhītiyuk | bhūtapretādibādhābhyaḥ pīḍito na bhavennaraḥ

Translation

ผู้ป่วยย่อมพ้นจากโรค ผู้หวาดกลัวย่อมพ้นจากความกลัว บุรุษผู้ถูกรบกวนด้วยภูต เปรต และอุปสรรคทั้งหลาย ย่อมไม่ถูกทรมานอีกต่อไป

Word by Word

• रोगी: a sick person
• रोगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• रोगात्: from disease
• रोगात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• प्रमुच्येत: would be freed
• प्रमुच्येत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘would be released’

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• मुच्येत: would be released
• मुच्येत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• भीतियुक्: endowed with fear/afraid
• भीतियुक्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीति + युज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भीतियुक्तः)

• भूतप्रेतादिबाधाभ्यः: from afflictions by spirits, ghosts, etc.
• भूतप्रेतादिबाधाभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + प्रेत + आदि + बाधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (बाधा), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), बहुवचन; समासः—(भूत-प्रेत-आदि)-तत्पुरुषः ‘भूतप्रेतादीनां बाधाः’

• पीडितः: afflicted
• पीडितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पीड् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘afflicted’

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• भवेत्: would be/become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Phalaśruti-style assurance: hearing/reciting Śiva-kathā removes disease, fear, and spirit-afflictions; encourages śaraṇāgati to Pati for protection.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva’s grace as both outer protection (relief from illness, fear, and hostile influences) and inner liberation, indicating that devotion to Shiva loosens the bonds (pāśa) that manifest as suffering and anxiety.

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

In the Shiva Purana, Linga-worship represents approaching Saguna Shiva with faith and ritual purity; this verse highlights the tangible fruits of such worship—peace, protection, and removal of distress—supporting steady bhakti that matures toward liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva-upāsanā such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), worship of the Linga with devotion, and protective Shaiva observances (e.g., bhasma/tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa with mantra) are implied as means to dispel fear and affliction.