Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 62

देवस्तुतिः—नन्दिकेश्वरविज्ञप्तिः—शम्भोः समाधेः उत्थानम्

Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi

Devanagari script

लोहदारुमयैः पाशैर्दृढं बद्धोऽपि मुच्यते । स्त्र्यादिपाशसुसंबद्धो मुच्यते न कदाचन

Transliteration

lohadārumayaiḥ pāśairdṛḍhaṃ baddho'pi mucyate | stryādipāśasusaṃbaddho mucyate na kadācana

Translation

Dẫu bị trói chặt bằng xiềng xích sắt hay dây gỗ, người ta vẫn có thể được tháo mở; nhưng kẻ bị buộc trong thòng lọng ái luyến đối với đàn bà và những thứ tương tự thì chẳng bao giờ được giải thoát, vào bất cứ lúc nào.

Word by Word

• लोह-दारु-मयैः: made of iron and wood
• लोह-दारु-मयैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोह (प्रातिपदिक) + दारु (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; (lohadāru)-द्वन्द्व + मय (made of) = 'made of iron and wood'

• पाशैः: by bonds/nooses
• पाशैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• दृढम्: firmly
• दृढम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative)

• बद्धः: bound
• बद्धः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: even/though
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (concessive particle)

• मुच्यते: is released
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• स्त्री-आदि-पाश-सु-सम्बद्धः: one closely bound by the noose of woman etc.
• स्त्री-आदि-पाश-सु-सम्बद्धः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + पाश (प्रातिपदिक) + सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सम्बद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; from सम्+बन्ध्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: 'well-bound/closely attached to the bonds beginning with woman etc.'; सम्बद्ध = क्त (PPP) used adjectivally

• मुच्यते: is released
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि (Passive)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• कदाचन: ever/at any time
• कदाचन: Desha-kala (देश-काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It contrasts external bondage (which can be cut) with inner bondage—craving and possessive attachment—which, in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, strengthens pāśa and obstructs the soul’s (paśu’s) turning toward Pati (Shiva), delaying liberation.

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

Linga/Saguna Shiva worship trains the mind in single-pointed devotion and purity; this verse warns that without reducing attachment and desire, ritual alone cannot yield the freedom that comes from Shiva’s grace and inner transformation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate vairāgya alongside daily Shiva sādhanā—japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), meditation on Shiva as Pati, and disciplined conduct—so the inner pāśa of attachment is loosened.