Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha

Devanagari script

समुत्पन्ने च दुःखे च यस्य बुद्धिर्विशिष्यते । तस्य दुखं विनश्येत सूर्ये दृष्टे यथा तमः

Transliteration

samutpanne ca duḥkhe ca yasya buddhirviśiṣyate | tasya dukhaṃ vinaśyeta sūrye dṛṣṭe yathā tamaḥ

Translation

当忧苦生起时，若有人之辨慧（buddhi）澄明而坚定，他的痛苦便被摧灭；正如见到太阳，黑暗即刻消散。依湿婆悉檀多之见，此“上等之慧”乃与主宰Pati（湿婆）相应的正知见，能断除缚索pāśa，融解悲恸。

Word by Word

• समुत्पन्ने: when (it) has arisen
• समुत्पन्ने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + √पद्/√पत् (धातु) क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘when arisen’ (locative absolute component)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दुःखे: in/when sorrow
• दुःखे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (समुत्पन्ने दुःखे) लोकेटिव-अब्सोल्यूट

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• बुद्धिः: intellect
• बुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विशिष्यते: excels, becomes superior
• विशिष्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √शिष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘excels/is distinguished’

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

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विनश्येत: would perish, would vanish
• विनश्येत: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सूर्ये: when the sun
• सूर्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; लोकेटिव-अब्सोल्यूट (सूर्ये दृष्टे)

• दृष्टे: is seen/has appeared
• दृष्टे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘when seen/when it appears’

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Upamana (उपमान/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative particle)

• तमः: darkness
• तमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s teaching context within the Kumārakhaṇḍa to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that grief is not ended merely by external change but by purified discernment (buddhi) rooted in Shiva-oriented understanding; as true knowledge dawns, suffering falls away like darkness before sunlight.

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

Linga worship stabilizes the mind and refines buddhi through devotion and contemplation; by seeing Saguna Shiva in the Linga as the gateway to the Supreme Pati, inner ‘darkness’ (ignorance and sorrow) is dispelled.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady dhyāna on Shiva as the inner sun; optionally support with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa to strengthen vairāgya and clarity.