Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

नारदतपोवर्णनम्

Nārada’s Austerities Described

Devanagari script

कामोप्यजेयं निजं मत्वा गर्वितोऽभून्मुनीश्वरः । वृथैव विगतज्ञानश्शिवमायाविमोहितः

Transliteration

kāmopyajeyaṃ nijaṃ matvā garvito'bhūnmunīśvaraḥ | vṛthaiva vigatajñānaśśivamāyāvimohitaḥ

Translation

کام نے بھی اپنے آپ کو ناقابلِ شکست سمجھ کر غرور کیا۔ مگر اس کا علم بےکار ثابت ہوا، کیونکہ وہ شِو مایا کے فریب میں گمراہ ہو گیا۔

Word by Word

• कामः: Kāma
• कामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• अजेयम्: unconquerable
• अजेयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजेय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √जि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘अ-’ नञ् + जेय (to be conquered)

• निजम्: his own (self)
• निजम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying self/condition)

• मत्वा: having thought
• मत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): having thought/considered

• गर्वितः: proud
• गर्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गर्व्/गर्व)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुनीश्वरः: lord among sages
• मुनीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष

• वृथा: in vain
• वृथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वृथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (in vain)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic: indeed/only)

• विगत-ज्ञानः: one whose knowledge had departed
• विगत-ज्ञानः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वि-√गम्) + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष; विशेषणम् (qualifying munīśvaraḥ)

• शिव-माया-विमोहितः: deluded by Śiva’s māyā
• शिव-माया-विमोहितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक) + विमोहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वि-√मुह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष; विशेषणम् (qualifying munīśvaraḥ)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kama

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that pride in one’s power (kāma/desire) collapses before Pati (Śiva). Without true jñāna and grace, the mind becomes “vigata-jñāna,” veiled by Śiva’s Māyā, and cannot discern the Supreme.

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

It points to Saguna Śiva as the compassionate Lord who governs Māyā and dissolves delusion. Linga-worship trains the devotee to surrender ego and desire, recognizing Śiva as the invincible reality beyond all psychological forces.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with restraint of the senses, supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders to subdue kāma and cultivate Śiva-bhakti and viveka.