Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46

द्वारपाल-गणेशसंवादः / The Dialogue at the Gate: Gaṇeśa and Śiva’s Gaṇas

Devanagari script

कृतं चेद्वाकृतं चैव कर्त्तव्यं क्रियतां त्वया । जितो यस्तु पुनर्वापि न वैरमथ वा ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

kṛtaṃ cedvākṛtaṃ caiva karttavyaṃ kriyatāṃ tvayā | jito yastu punarvāpi na vairamatha vā dhruvam

Translation

无论事情已做成或尚未做成，你都应当行所当行。因为那再度被征服之人，长久的仇怨并非必然。

Word by Word

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Karma (कर्म/That which is done)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle: if)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive: or)

• अकृतम्: not done
• अकृतम्: Karma (कर्म/That which is not done)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + नञ्-पूर्वपद (अ-) + क्त
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed/just)

• कर्तव्यम्: to be done, obligatory
• कर्तव्यम्: Karya (कार्य/Obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

• क्रियताम्: let it be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (let it be done)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• जितः: conquered
• जितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जि (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; (यः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (again)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-निपात (also/even)

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

• वैरम्: enmity
• वैरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रसङ्गार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम्; निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (certainly)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred within Rudrasaṃhitā, Kumārakhaṇḍa narrative counsel)

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?

It teaches steadfast performance of kartavya (right duty) while loosening the knot of hatred; in Shaiva thought, ego-born enmity binds the paśu, while disciplined action and forbearance prepare the mind for Shiva’s grace.

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

Linga-worship centers the devotee in Shiva as the inner ruler (Pati); this verse complements that worship by urging action guided by dharma rather than reactive vengeance—an attitude that purifies the heart for Saguna devotion and leads toward the Nirguna truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a daily sankalpa of duty with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and before worship apply Tripuṇḍra-bhasma while consciously releasing vairabhāva (enmity), turning the mind toward steadiness and restraint.