Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva

Devanagari script

शंभुरुवाच । इयं कुमारी सुश्रोणी तन्वी चन्द्रानना शुभा । नानेतव्या मत्समीपे वारयामि पुनः पुनः

Transliteration

śaṃbhuruvāca | iyaṃ kumārī suśroṇī tanvī candrānanā śubhā | nānetavyā matsamīpe vārayāmi punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

商婆说道：“这位少女，腰胯娟美，身姿纤细，面如满月，吉祥端严——不可带到我近前。我一再禁止。”

Word by Word

• शम्भुः: Śambhu
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• इयम्: this (girl)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कुमारी: maiden
• कुमारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इयम् इति सर्वनामस्य विशेष्य

• सुश्रोणी: having beautiful hips
• सुश्रोणी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + श्रोणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—सुश्रोणी (good-hipped)

• तन्वी: slender
• तन्वी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तन्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• चन्द्रानना: moon-faced
• चन्द्रानना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—चन्द्र इव आननं यस्याः

• शुभा: auspicious/beautiful
• शुभा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• आनेतव्या: is not to be brought
• आनेतव्या: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्) कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे—‘to be brought’

• मत्समीपे: near me
• मत्समीपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् + समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—मम समीपम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• वारयामि: I forbid/prevent
• वारयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative) — ‘I prevent/forbid’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक/पुनरुक्ति अव्यय (adverb)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त्या ‘again and again’

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Śambhu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s mastery over desire and distraction—an expression of the Lord’s self-restraint (vairāgya) and purity, teaching that spiritual authority is grounded in inner control.

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

As Saguna Śiva, He models dharmic conduct and yogic restraint; as the Linga signifies the transcendent (nirguṇa) reality beyond attraction, the verse points devotees toward worship that purifies the mind and turns it inward.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is sense-restraint supported by japa—especially Panchākṣarī mantra practice (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—and a disciplined sādhana that keeps the mind from approaching distractions.