Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera

Devanagari script

पृष्टस्तेनाथ निर्बंधादसकृत्तमुवाच सः । मामाक्षिपसि विप्रोच्चैः किं मया चौर्यकर्मणा

Transliteration

pṛṣṭastenātha nirbaṃdhādasakṛttamuvāca saḥ | māmākṣipasi viproccaiḥ kiṃ mayā cauryakarmaṇā

Translation

اس کے بار بار اصرار سے پوچھنے پر اس نے کہا—“اے وِپر! تم بلند آواز سے مجھ پر الزام کیوں لگاتے ہو؟ چوری کے کام سے میرا کیا واسطہ؟”

Word by Word

• pṛṣṭaḥ: (having been) asked
• pṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prach (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'having been asked'

• tena: by him
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात); discourse connector

• nirbandhāt: due to insistence
• nirbandhāt: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirbandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• asakṛt: repeatedly
• asakṛt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: asakṛt (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ākṣipasi: you accuse/assail
• ākṣipasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + kṣip (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vipra: O Brahmin
• vipra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• uccaiḥ: loudly
• uccaiḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccaiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• kim: why/what (is)
• kim: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative used adverbially (प्रश्नार्थक निपातवत्)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• caurya-karmaṇā: with theft (criminal act)
• caurya-karmaṇā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caurya (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); 'by/with the act of theft'

Speaker

An accused man (addressing a brāhmaṇa questioner) within Sūta’s narration in the Rudra Saṃhitā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

FAQs

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

It highlights the dharmic necessity of truthful speech and careful judgment: wrongful accusation (asatya/abhyākhyāna) binds the soul through pāśa (bondage), whereas discernment and fairness support inner purity needed for Shiva-bhakti.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly linked with śuddhi (purification) of mind and conduct; this verse underscores that devotion to Saguna Shiva is strengthened by truthfulness and non-harm, not by loud blame or prejudice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice vāṅ-niyama (discipline of speech): avoid harsh or false claims, and pair daily Shiva-smaraṇa with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate calm discernment before judging others.