Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43

कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”

Devanagari script

एकांतयोगिनस्तस्मात्सर्वदादित्यदर्शिनः । कथं दक्षमरीच्याद्या लोलुपाः स्त्रीषु मानसाः

Transliteration

ekāṃtayoginastasmātsarvadādityadarśinaḥ | kathaṃ dakṣamarīcyādyā lolupāḥ strīṣu mānasāḥ

Translation

Kaya nga, ang mga nag-iisang yogi na laging nakakakita sa panloob na Araw ng kamalayan ay hindi maaaring magkaroon ng isip na humahabol sa mga babae. Paano kung gayon sina Dakṣa, Marīci, at iba pang mga rishi ay magkakaroon ng pagnanasa sa isip para sa mga babae?

Word by Word

• ekānta-yoginaḥ: solitary/one-pointed yogins
• ekānta-yoginaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekānta (प्रातिपदिक) + yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘ekānte yoginaḥ’ (yogins of solitude/one-pointed); Masculine (पुं), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tasmāt: therefore; from that
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially (तस्मात्), ‘therefore/from that’; nipāta-like usage

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• āditya-darśinaḥ: beholders of the Sun (always)
• āditya-darśinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक) + darśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘ādityam paśyanti’ (sun-seers); Masculine (पुं), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); apposition to ekānta-yoginaḥ

• katham: how?
• katham: Prayojaka (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative adverb (प्रश्न-अव्यय)

• dakṣa-marīci-ādyāḥ: Dakṣa, Marīci and others
• dakṣa-marīci-ādyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + marīci (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāhāra/itaretara sense list with ‘ādi’; treated as Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘dakṣaś ca marīciś ca ādayaḥ’; Masculine (पुं), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• lolupāḥ: greedy; lustful
• lolupāḥ: Karta-sāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lolupa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुं), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); predicate adjective to ‘dakṣa...ādyāḥ’

• strīṣu: among women; in women
• strīṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mānasāḥ: in their minds; mentally
• mānasāḥ: Karta-sāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुं), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘mental/in mind’; qualifies the subject group

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; the verse uses yogic imagery—‘ever seeing the inner Sun’—to define the liberated orientation where lust cannot dominate, implying the movement from tirodhāna to anugraha through yoga-jñāna.

Significance: Teaches that true yogins (ekānta-yogin) are aditya-darśin (seers of inner light), hence pilgrims should seek inner transformation, not mere external merit.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Marichi

FAQs

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

It defines a mark of authentic yoga: one-pointed absorption that reveals the inner light, which naturally purifies desire and establishes vairāgya (dispassion) on the path to moksha under Shiva’s grace.

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

Linga-worship trains ekāgratā (one-pointedness) and inner purity; by steady devotion to Saguna Shiva through the Linga, the mind becomes fit to perceive Shiva as the indwelling light beyond passion and distraction.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice one-pointed japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with disciplined brahmacarya and meditation on the inner light, supported by Shaiva purity observances such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa where appropriate.