Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

संहिते तेन कोदंडे मारुताश्च सुगंधयः । ववुस्तत्र मुनिश्रेष्ठ सम्यगाह्लादकारिणः

Transliteration

saṃhite tena kodaṃḍe mārutāśca sugaṃdhayaḥ | vavustatra muniśreṣṭha samyagāhlādakāriṇaḥ

Translation

اے بہترین مُنی! اُس خوب جُڑے ہوئے کمان میں خوشبودار ہوائیں چلنے لگیں، جو کامل سرور بخش تھیں—یہ شیو کے مقدّس ارادے کے ظہور کی مبارک نشانی تھی۔

Word by Word

• saṃhite: in the (assembled/strung)
• saṃhite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• tena: by that/with that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/with that)

• kodaṃḍe: in the bow (kodaṇḍa)
• kodaṃḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kodaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• mārutāḥ: winds/breezes
• mārutāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction

• sugaṃdhayaḥ: fragrances/sweet scents
• sugaṃdhayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• vavuḥ: blew
• vavuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd/प्रथम), बहुवचन; 3rd person plural perfect

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb of place

• muniśreṣṭha: O best of sages
• muniśreṣṭha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; Vocative singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मुनीनां श्रेष्ठः)

• samyak: properly, thoroughly
• samyak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय; adverb (properly/fully)

• āhlādakāriṇaḥ: causing delight
• āhlādakāriṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āhlāda-kārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (आह्लादं करोति इति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

FAQs

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

The fragrant, joy-giving winds function as an auspicious omen (śubha-nimitta), indicating the presence of divine harmony and Śiva’s beneficent grace (anugraha) supporting the unfolding event.

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

Though the verse describes an external sign, Shaiva tradition reads such purity and fragrance as markers of Saguna Śiva’s nearness—like the sanctifying atmosphere felt in Linga worship through incense, mantra, and consecrated space.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Create a pure worship environment: light incense (gandha), perform japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and meditate on Śiva’s anugraha as the inner ‘fragrant breeze’ that calms the mind.