Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

शिवविहारवर्णनम् (Śivavihāra-varṇana) — “Description of Śiva’s Divine Pastimes/Sojourn”

Devanagari script

मोहिनीसहितं चन्द्रं चकार विरतं रतौ । महर्षिर्गौतमस्तस्य स्त्रीविच्छेदो बभूव ह

Transliteration

mohinīsahitaṃ candraṃ cakāra virataṃ ratau | maharṣirgautamastasya strīvicchedo babhūva ha

Translation

موہنی کے ساتھ (پروردگار نے) چندر کو عشقیہ لذتوں سے باز رکھا؛ اور اسی چندر کے لیے بیوی سے جدائی واقع ہوئی—یہ مہارشی گوتم کا بیان ہے۔

Word by Word

• मोहिनीसहितम्: together with Mohinī
• मोहिनीसहितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोहिनी + सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘मोहिन्या सहितम्’ इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (with Mohinī)

• चन्द्रम्: the Moon
• चन्द्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चकार: made
• चकार: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विरतम्: withdrawn, abstaining
• विरतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘चन्द्रम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• रतौ: in sexual enjoyment / in love-play
• रतौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• महर्षिः: the great sage
• महर्षिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘महर्षिः’ इति समानाधिकरणम्

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• स्त्रीविच्छेदः: separation from (his) wife
• स्त्रीविच्छेदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री + विच्छेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘स्त्रियाः विच्छेदः’ separation from wife/woman)

• बभूव: became, occurred
• बभूव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• ह: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), पदपूरण/अनुस्मारक

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Mohinī

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Graha-devatā moral correction motif; separation as karmic rebalancing

Characters & Entities

• Candra (Moon)
• Mohinī
• Gautama

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that unrestrained desire (kāma) binds the soul (paśu) through karma, while restraint and dharma restore balance; in Shaiva thought, such mastery supports purification needed for Shiva’s grace (pati-anugraha).

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

Saguna Shiva is portrayed as the moral governor who corrects disorder in the cosmos and in beings; Linga-worship similarly trains the devotee toward inner purity, aligning conduct with Shiva’s dharma so devotion becomes transformative rather than merely ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sense-restraint supported by Shiva-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—along with vrata observance (such as Mahāśivarātri discipline) and simple bhasma/tripuṇḍra practice to remember purity and detachment.