Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

काम-शक्र-संवादः / Dialogue of Kāma and Śakra

Indra

Devanagari script

जयार्थं मे द्वयं तात निर्मितं वजमुत्तमम् । वज्रं च निष्फलं स्याद्वै त्वं तु नैव कदाचन

Transliteration

jayārthaṃ me dvayaṃ tāta nirmitaṃ vajamuttamam | vajraṃ ca niṣphalaṃ syādvai tvaṃ tu naiva kadācana

Translation

Vì chiến thắng của ta, hỡi người thân yêu, ta đã tạo nên đôi vũ khí tối thượng này. Ngay cả kim cang (vajra) đôi khi cũng có thể trở nên vô hiệu; còn ngươi thì không bao giờ như thế—chẳng lúc nào.

Word by Word

• जय-अर्थम्: for victory
• जय-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (for the sake of victory)

• मे: my/for me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (enclitic)

• द्वयम्: a pair/twofold (thing)
• द्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तात: dear one/son
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• निर्मितम्: made/created
• निर्मितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√मा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘made/created’

• वज्रम्: thunderbolt (vajra)
• वज्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वज्रम्: the vajra
• वज्रम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• निष्फलम्: fruitless
• निष्फलम्: Predicative complement (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्- + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थक

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Contrast)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोधार्थक

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• एव: certainly
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधानार्थक/निश्चयार्थक

• कदाचन: ever/at any time
• कदाचन: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (अव्यय) + चन (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (indefinite adverb), कालवाचक

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Indra

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that worldly instruments of power can fail, but divine grace and the devotee’s consecrated purpose—supported by Śakti—should remain unwavering; true “victory” is steadiness in dharma and devotion that leads the soul toward Shiva.

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

In Shaiva practice, worship of Saguna Shiva through the Linga trains the mind toward single-pointedness; this verse echoes that inner firmness—more reliable than external force—arises from devotion blessed by Parvati and culminates in Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt steady japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with disciplined worship (archana) and Tripuṇḍra/bhasma as reminders of impermanence—cultivating the unfailing resolve praised in the verse.