Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

रुद्र-विष्णोः ऐकत्व-उपदेशः तथा धर्म-आज्ञा

Instruction on Rudra–Viṣṇu Unity and Divine Injunctions

Devanagari script

नरके पतनं तस्य त्वद्द्वेषात्पुरुषोत्तम । मदाज्ञया भवेद्विष्णो सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः

Transliteration

narake patanaṃ tasya tvaddveṣātpuruṣottama | madājñayā bhavedviṣṇo satyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

“โอ้ ปุรุโษตตมะ (พระวิษณุ) ด้วยความเป็นปฏิปักษ์ต่อท่าน เขาจะตกสู่นรก โอ้พระวิษณุ ด้วยบัญชาของเรา ย่อมเป็นเช่นนั้น—จริงแท้ จริงแท้ ไร้ข้อสงสัย.”

Word by Word

• narake: in hell
• narake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th/अधिकरण), Ekavacana

• patanam: falling; downfall
• patanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/सम्बन्ध), Ekavacana

• tvat-dveṣāt: from hatred of you
• tvat-dveṣāt: Apādāna (अपादान/ablative cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (त्वद् प्रातिपदिक) + dveṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘hatred of you’), Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (5th/अपादान), Ekavacana

• puruṣa-uttama: O best of persons
• puruṣa-uttama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय: ‘best man’), Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• mat-ājñayā: by my command
• mat-ājñayā: Karaṇa (करण/instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘my command’), Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/करण), Ekavacana

• bhavet: would be; may become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (लिङ्/optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

• viṣṇo: O Viṣṇu
• viṣṇo: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• satyam: true; indeed
• satyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; used adverbially as assertion

• satyam: true (certainly)
• satyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; repetition for emphasis

• na: no; not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-avyaya (निषेध)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

Speaker

Lord Śiva (as the supreme Lord issuing a decree within the Sṛṣṭi narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that dveṣa (hatred) is spiritually destructive and leads to downfall, while also affirming Śiva as the supreme governor (Pati) whose command upholds cosmic justice.

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

As Saguna Śiva, the Lord actively guides creation and dispenses karmic results; Linga-worship centers on surrender to this supreme authority, replacing hostility and ego with devotion and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate bhakti over dveṣa through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and daily Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance, training the mind toward humility and non-hostility.