Shloka 25

पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्

Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman

Devanagari script

शिवनिन्दां करोतीह तत्त्वमज्ञाय यः पुमान् । आजन्मसंचितं पुण्यं भस्मीभवति तस्य तत्

Transliteration

śivanindāṃ karotīha tattvamajñāya yaḥ pumān | ājanmasaṃcitaṃ puṇyaṃ bhasmībhavati tasya tat

Translation

Ở đời này, ai không hiểu Chân Thực của Śiva mà lại buông lời phỉ báng Ngài, thì công đức tích lũy từ khi sinh ra của người ấy sẽ hóa thành tro bụi.

Word by Word

• शिवनिन्दाम्: blasphemy/insult of Śiva
• शिवनिन्दाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + निन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—शिवस्य निन्दा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• करोति: does, commits
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इह: here, in this world
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तत्त्वम्: the truth
• तत्त्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अज्ञाय: not knowing
• अज्ञाय: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ-ज्ञा (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘अज्ञाय’ = ‘not knowing’; क्रियाविशेषण

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• पुमान्: a man, person
• पुमान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आ-जन्म-संचितम्: accumulated since birth
• आ-जन्म-संचितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + जन्म (प्रातिपदिक) + संचित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—आजन्म (अव्ययीभाव ‘from birth’) + संचित (तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय) = ‘from birth accumulated’

• पुण्यम्: merit, virtue
• पुण्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भस्मीभवति: turns to ashes, is destroyed
• भस्मीभवति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भस्मी-भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; नामधातु/संयुक्तधातु ‘भस्मीभू’ = ‘to become ashes’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तत्: that (merit)
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पूर्वोक्तस्य निर्देशः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes aparādha-bhaya (fear of offense) specifically regarding Śiva-nindā; encourages reverence at all Śiva-sthalas and in daily worship, since disrespect is said to burn accumulated puṇya.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-nindā (disparagement of Śiva) is a grave aparādha: ignorance of Śiva-tattva leads to actions that destroy one’s accumulated spiritual merit, obstructing grace and progress toward liberation.

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

Linga-worship and Saguna Śiva-bhakti depend on reverence for Śiva as Pati (the Lord). Criticism of Śiva undermines devotion and faith, so the Purana warns that such offense burns up punya that would otherwise support worship and spiritual ascent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied remedy is devotional restraint and purification: refrain from Shiva-nindā, cultivate Śiva-bhakti through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and perform Śiva-upāsanā with humility (often supported in the Purana by bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance).