Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा त्रपाभारविनम्रतरकंधरः । प्रावृत्य वाससा मौलिं प्राविशन्निजमन्दिरम्

Transliteration

iti śrutvā trapābhāravinamratarakaṃdharaḥ | prāvṛtya vāsasā mauliṃ prāviśannijamandiram

Translation

یہ سن کر وہ شرم کے بوجھ سے اور زیادہ گردن جھکا گیا؛ کپڑے سے سر ڈھانپ کر اپنے ہی گھر میں داخل ہوا۔

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-बोधक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) ‘having heard’

• trapā-bhāra-vinamra-tara-kaṃdharaḥ: (he) whose neck was bent down greatly by the weight of shame
• trapā-bhāra-vinamra-tara-kaṃdharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trapā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāra (प्रातिपदिक) + vinamra (प्रातिपदिक) + tara (प्रत्यय) + kaṃdhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘trapāyāḥ bhāreṇa vinamra-taraḥ kaṃdharaḥ’ (neck bent more due to the burden of shame); विशेषण used substantively

• prāvṛtya: having covered
• prāvṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) ‘having covered/wrapped’

• vāsasā: with a cloth/garment
• vāsasā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• maulim: head/crown (top of the head)
• maulim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mauli (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• prāviśat: entered
• prāviśat: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viś (धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• nija-mandiram: his own house
• nija-mandiram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक) + mandira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (own + house)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva virtue of vinaya (humility): when truth or instruction is heard, the ego softens, expressed outwardly as modest restraint and inwardly as readiness for self-correction—qualities that support bhakti and spiritual purification.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is not only ritual but also a discipline of conduct; approaching Saguna Shiva with humility and self-restraint is presented as an essential inner offering, making external worship fruitful.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a bowed head and a quiet, modest mind, cultivating surrender (śaraṇāgati); if doing pūjā, maintain decorum and purity of demeanor as part of the offering.