Shloka 40

शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya

Devanagari script

न नाशयति यत्पापं सा रौद्री संहिता द्विजाः । तन्न पश्याम्यहं लोके मार्गमाणोऽपि सर्वदा

Transliteration

na nāśayati yatpāpaṃ sā raudrī saṃhitā dvijāḥ | tanna paśyāmyahaṃ loke mārgamāṇo'pi sarvadā

Translation

โอ ทวิชะทั้งหลาย เราไม่เห็นในโลกนี้เลยว่ามีบาปใดที่ราวทรีสังหิตาไม่ทำลาย แม้เราจะค้นหาอยู่เสมอก็ตาม

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• नाशयति: destroys
• नाशयति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) (णिच् causative: नाशय)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘destroys’)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative: ‘which’)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• सा: that (she/it)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (demonstrative pronoun)

• रौद्री: Raudrī (fierce; name)
• रौद्री: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying संहिता)

• संहिता: compendium; saṃhitā
• संहिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे (addressing)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन

• मार्गमाणः: seeking
• मार्गमाणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मार्ग् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘seeking’

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: ‘even/also’)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time: ‘always’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it is a sweeping claim of the Raudrī-saṃhitā’s universal pāpa-nāśakatva, echoing the Purāṇic idea that Rudra’s revelation functions as a supreme prāyaścitta.

Significance: Assures devotees that no sin is beyond destruction through engagement with the Raudrī-saṃhitā—supporting hope, repentance, and renewed dharmic life under Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

The verse proclaims the unrivaled purifying power of Rudra-centered revelation: by hearing, reciting, and contemplating Shiva’s glory, pāpa is dissolved and the seeker becomes fit for Shiva’s grace (anugraha), which leads toward liberation.

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

By praising a Raudrī (Rudra-focused) Saṁhitā as sin-destroying, the text supports Saguna Shiva worship—approaching Shiva through his names, forms, and sacred narratives—culminating in steadiness of devotion that naturally turns toward Linga-upāsanā and surrender to Shiva as Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct takeaway is śravaṇa and pāṭha (listening/recitation) of Shiva Purana with bhakti; it may be paired with japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a practical daily discipline for purification.