Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32

संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇana) — “Account of Sandhyā’s Story”

Devanagari script

मया येन शरीरेण तातेषु सहजेषु च । उद्भावितः कामभावो न तत्सुकृतसाधनम्

Transliteration

mayā yena śarīreṇa tāteṣu sahajeṣu ca | udbhāvitaḥ kāmabhāvo na tatsukṛtasādhanam

Translation

Thân ta ấy, bởi nó mà ngay giữa những người ruột thịt tự nhiên cũng bị khuấy động dục tình—thứ ấy tuyệt chẳng phải là phương tiện tạo công đức (puṇya).

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative)

• शरीरेण: with/through the body
• शरीरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• तातेषु: among the dear ones/fathers (tātas)
• तातेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

• सहजेषु: among the brothers/kinsmen (born together)
• सहजेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

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

• उद्भावितः: manifested / aroused
• उद्भावितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√भू (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; causative sense (made to arise/manifested)

• कामभावः: state of desire / lustful feeling
• कामभावः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम-भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कामा-भावः = desire-state)

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• सुकृतसाधनम्: a means to merit
• सुकृतसाधनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृत-साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुकृतस्य साधनम् = means of merit)

Speaker

Sati (speaking in self-reflection within the Sati Khanda narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It distinguishes between actions driven by kāma (binding impulse) and true sukṛta (merit). From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, desire strengthens pāśa (bondage) and obscures devotion to Pati (Shiva), so it cannot be treated as a righteous spiritual means.

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

Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is meant to purify the mind and redirect the senses from craving to bhakti. This verse underscores that bodily impulses, even within close relationships, should be sublimated through Shiva-oriented discipline and reverence, not indulged as ‘good’ action.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice sense-restraint with Shiva-bhakti: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative vigilance over kāma. If observing Mahashivratri, combine japa with fasting/vrata and inner purity as a direct antidote to desire-driven agitation.