Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

काम-शक्र-संवादः / Dialogue of Kāma and Śakra

Indra

Devanagari script

ममापि विहितं तस्मात्सर्वलोकसुखावहम् । मित्रधर्मं हृदि स्मृत्वा कर्तुमर्हसि सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

mamāpi vihitaṃ tasmātsarvalokasukhāvaham | mitradharmaṃ hṛdi smṛtvā kartumarhasi sāṃpratam

Translation

Kaya, ang iniutos ko rin—na nagdudulot ng kagalingan at ligaya sa lahat ng daigdig—ay dapat mo nang isakatuparan ngayon. Alalahanin sa puso ang dharma ng tunay na kaibigan at gawin ito agad.

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• विहितम्: has been ordained
• विहितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विहित (√धा धातु, उपसर्ग-वि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); ‘ordained/arranged’

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्; पञ्चमी-रूप (ablatival adverb) ‘therefore/from that’

• सर्व-लोक-सुख-आवहम्: bringing happiness to all worlds
• सर्व-लोक-सुख-आवहम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘सर्वलोकानां सुखम् आवहति’ इति; विशेषणम् (विहितम्/कार्यं प्रति)

• मित्र-धर्मम्: the duty of a friend
• मित्र-धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘मित्रस्य धर्मः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/ल्यप्), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया ‘having remembered’

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्यय; ‘to do’

• अर्हसि: you ought, you are fit
• अर्हसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• साम्प्रतम्: now, at present
• साम्प्रतम्: Kāla (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साम्प्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (now, at present)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes dharma rooted in goodwill: remembering one’s obligation to a sincere relationship and acting promptly for the welfare of all—an ethical foundation that supports steady Shiva-bhakti and inner purity in the Shaiva Siddhanta spirit.

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

While not naming the Liṅga directly, it reflects a key Shaiva teaching: devotion to Saguna Shiva is validated and strengthened by dharmic conduct—acting for loka-kalyāṇa (the good of the worlds) and honoring sacred bonds, which are integral to a devotee’s worship-life.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is sankalpa (a clear resolve) followed by immediate right action; a devotee may reinforce this with Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind and act from dharma rather than impulse.