Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)

Devanagari script

तदैव तस्य पापानि प्रयांतु हर संक्षयम् । वर्द्धते विपुलं पुण्यं रोगा नश्यंतु सर्वशः

Transliteration

tadaiva tasya pāpāni prayāṃtu hara saṃkṣayam | varddhate vipulaṃ puṇyaṃ rogā naśyaṃtu sarvaśaḥ

Translation

ในขณะนั้นเอง ขอให้บาปทั้งปวงของเขารีบไปสู่ความสิ้นสูญโดยพระหระ (พระศิวะ) ขอให้บุญอันไพบูลย์เพิ่มพูน และขอให้โรคภัยทั้งหลายดับสิ้นโดยสิ้นเชิง

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• तस्य: of him/of that (person)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोग (pronoun)

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रयान्तु: may go/let (them) depart
• प्रयान्तु: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/लोट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• हर: O Hara (Śiva)
• हर: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• संक्षयम्: destruction/cessation
• संक्षयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• वर्द्धते: increases
• वर्द्धते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• विपुलम्: abundant/great
• विपुलम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) of पुण्यम्

• पुण्यम्: merit/virtue
• पुण्यम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• रोगाः: diseases
• रोगाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नश्यन्तु: may perish/let (them) be destroyed
• नश्यन्तु: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/लोट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• सर्वशः: entirely/in all ways
• सर्वशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb of manner; ‘in every way/entirely’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: States the phala of the specified darśana/observance: immediate pāpa-kṣaya ‘through Hara’, increase of puṇya, and total roga-nāśa—typical tīrtha-kṣetra promise grounded in Śiva’s remover-aspect.

Significance: Assures instantaneous purification and healing as signs of Śiva’s anugraha; motivates darśana and continued pilgrimage practice.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares the fruit of Śiva’s grace: sins (pāpa) are destroyed, merit (puṇya) increases, and afflictions are removed—signifying Hara’s power to loosen pāśa (bondage) and restore purity on the path to liberation.

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

The verse praises Hara as the accessible, Saguna Lord who responds to devotion and worship; in Linga-upāsanā, this same Hara is approached as the compassionate remover of inner impurity and outer suffering.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Śiva-nāma japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with sincere prayer for purification; traditionally this is supported by daily Linga worship with water/abhisheka and Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a discipline of Shaiva devotion.