Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

रुद्र-विष्णोः ऐकत्व-उपदेशः तथा धर्म-आज्ञा

Instruction on Rudra–Viṣṇu Unity and Divine Injunctions

Devanagari script

मम भक्तश्च यः स्वामिंस्तव निंदा करिष्यति । तस्य वै निरये वासं प्रयच्छ नियतं ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

mama bhaktaśca yaḥ svāmiṃstava niṃdā kariṣyati | tasya vai niraye vāsaṃ prayaccha niyataṃ dhruvam

Translation

ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า หากผู้ใดอ้างว่าเป็นผู้ภักดีของข้าพเจ้าแต่กลับกล่าวร้ายพระองค์ ขอพระองค์ประทานที่อยู่แน่นอนในนรกแก่เขาโดยไม่ผิดพลาด

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भक्तः: devotee
• भक्तः: Karta (कर्ता) (of करिष्यति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• स्वामिन्: O Lord
• स्वामिन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• निन्दाम्: censure/insult
• निन्दाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nindā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• करिष्यति: will do
• करिष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic particle)

• निरये: in hell
• निरये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• वासम्: dwelling/residence
• वासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रयच्छ: grant
• प्रयच्छ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person/मध्यमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः—प्र

• नियतम्: fixed/appointed
• नियतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (वासम्)

• ध्रुवम्: certain
• ध्रुवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (वासम्)

Speaker

Brahma (speaking to Lord Shiva in the Srishti narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion is validated by reverence and right conduct; slandering Shiva is a grave aparadha that deepens bondage (pāśa) and leads to painful karmic consequences rather than grace.

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

Linga/Saguna worship is grounded in śraddhā and honoring Shiva as Pati; verbal contempt (nindā) contradicts worship and disrupts the devotee’s relationship with the deity, making rituals fruitless.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice restraint of speech and daily Shiva-bhakti—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with humility—while consciously avoiding nindā and cultivating reverent remembrance before worship.