Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5

पार्वत्याः तपः—हिमालयादिभिः उपदेशः / Pārvatī’s Austerity and Counsel from Himālaya and Others

Devanagari script

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ चैहि त्वं स्वगृहं वरवर्णिनि । किं तेन तव रुद्रेण येन दग्धः पुरा स्मरः

Transliteration

tasmāduttiṣṭha caihi tvaṃ svagṛhaṃ varavarṇini | kiṃ tena tava rudreṇa yena dagdhaḥ purā smaraḥ

Translation

Vì thế, hãy đứng dậy và trở về nhà mình, hỡi người có dung sắc mỹ lệ. Rudra ấy có ích gì cho con, Đấng xưa kia đã thiêu rụi Kāma (Smara), thần ái dục, thành tro tàn?

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण हेत्वर्थक-अव्ययवत् (ablatival adverb): ‘therefore/from that reason’

• उत्तिष्ठ: rise up
• उत्तिष्ठ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्+स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• एहि: come
• एहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वगृहम्: to your own house
• स्वगृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गन्तव्य-स्थान (goal)

• वरवर्णिनि: O fair-complexioned one
• वरवर्णिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरवर्णिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘वरः वर्णः यस्याः’

• किम्: what (use)
• किम्: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्ययवत् (interrogative particle)

• तेन: with that/with him
• तेन: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• रुद्रेण: with Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सूचक (relative pronoun)

• दग्धः: burnt
• दग्धः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)→क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण of ‘स्मरः’

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• स्मरः: Kāma (Smara)
• स्मरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Himālaya (Himavān), addressing Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Kāmadahana (burning of Kāma) referenced

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Smara (Kama)

FAQs

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

The verse contrasts worldly desire (Kāma/Smara) with Rudra’s ascetic, desire-transcending nature, pointing to the Shaiva Siddhānta ideal that liberation arises when the soul turns from passion and seeks Pati (Śiva), the Lord beyond craving.

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

By recalling Rudra burning Kāma, the text frames Śiva as the Saguna Lord who destroys inner lust and bondage; Linga-worship similarly symbolizes turning the mind from sense-objects to the stabilizing presence of Śiva as the purifier of desire.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is cultivating vairāgya while doing Śiva-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and maintaining Śiva-oriented discipline (such as bhasma/tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa where applicable) to sublimate desire into devotion.