Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 6

गौतमस्य शिवदर्शनं पापक्षयवचनं च | Gautama’s Vision of Śiva and the Teaching on Sin and Purification

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । धन्योऽसि कृतकृत्योऽसि निष्पापोऽसि सदा मुने । एतैर्दुष्टैः किल त्वं च च्छलितोऽसि खिलात्मभिः

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | dhanyo'si kṛtakṛtyo'si niṣpāpo'si sadā mune | etairduṣṭaiḥ kila tvaṃ ca cchalito'si khilātmabhiḥ

Translation

湿婆说道：“你是有福之人；你的人生所求已得圆满；圣者啊，你恒常无罪清净。然而确实，你被这些性情乖僻的恶人所欺诳。”

Word by Word

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• धन्यः: fortunate/blessed
• धन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicative)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has accomplished his duty
• कृतकृत्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु + क्त) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय ('कृतं कृत्यं यस्य' / 'one whose duty is done'), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• निष्पापः: sinless
• निष्पापः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निस्- (उपसर्ग) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• एतैः: by these
• एतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• दुष्टैः: by wicked (ones)
• दुष्टैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied persons)

• किल: indeed
• किल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चय/श्रुत्यर्थक (particle: indeed/it is said)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• छलितः: deceived
• छलितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छल् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• खिलात्मभिः: by base-natured persons
• खिलात्मभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खिलात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: बहुव्रीहि ('खिलः आत्मा येषाम्' = 'those whose nature is base/defective'), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

Śiva affirms the sage’s inner purity and spiritual merit (niṣpāpa, kṛtakṛtya) while also acknowledging that even the virtuous can be outwardly deceived; Shaiva teaching emphasizes discernment (viveka) and taking refuge in Pati (Śiva) beyond worldly manipulation.

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

As Saguna Śiva, the compassionate Lord directly speaks, protects, and corrects; Linga-worship similarly centers on approaching Śiva as the accessible Lord who purifies the devotee and restores right understanding when adharma and deceit arise.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa as supports for purity and protection, and cultivate calm discrimination before acting—so deceit does not disturb one’s dharma.