Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

वृन्दायाः दुष्स्वप्न-दर्शनं तथा पातिव्रत्य-भङ्गोपक्रमः / Vṛndā’s Ominous Dreams and the Prelude to the Breach of Chastity

Devanagari script

ततस्सखीद्वययुता नगरोद्यानमागमत् । तत्रापि सा गता बाला न प्राप कुत्रचित्सुखम्

Transliteration

tatassakhīdvayayutā nagarodyānamāgamat | tatrāpi sā gatā bālā na prāpa kutracitsukham

Translation

Rồi cô gái trẻ, có hai người bạn gái đi cùng, đến khu vườn của thành. Nhưng dù đã tới đó, nàng vẫn chẳng tìm được niềm vui ở bất cứ nơi nào.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• sakhī-dvaya-yutā: accompanied by two friends
• sakhī-dvaya-yutā: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakhī (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘accompanied by two female friends’; Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies sā

• nagara-udyānam: the city garden
• nagara-udyānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nagara (प्रातिपदिक) + udyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘city-garden’; Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• āgamat: came/went
• āgamat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Lakāra: Laṅ (लङ्, imperfect/past), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• gatā: having gone
• gatā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• bālā: the girl
• bālā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to sā

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध)

• prāpa: obtained/found
• prāpa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: Lakāra: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kutracit: anywhere
• kutracit: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutracit (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), indefinite adverb (अनिश्चित-देशवाचक)

• sukham: happiness, ease
• sukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

FAQs

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

It highlights that external settings and pleasures cannot remove inner suffering; lasting sukha arises when the mind turns from worldly seeking toward the refuge of Pati (Śiva) and dharmic purpose.

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

By showing the inadequacy of worldly comfort, the verse implicitly directs the seeker toward stable support—Saguna Śiva worship such as Linga-pūjā—where devotion and surrender calm the heart and orient it toward liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady breath and mind, complemented by simple Śiva-archana (water offering) to redirect restlessness into bhakti.