Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32

वराङ्ग्याः सुतजन्म-उत्पातवर्णनम् | Birth of Varāṅgī’s Son and the Description of Portents

Utpātas

Devanagari script

अकांडे चैव ब्रह्माण्डं संहरिष्यत्ययं प्रभु । इति संशयमापन्ना निश्चयं नोपलेभिरे

Transliteration

akāṃḍe caiva brahmāṇḍaṃ saṃhariṣyatyayaṃ prabhu | iti saṃśayamāpannā niścayaṃ nopalebhire

Translation

他们心生疑惧：“这位主宰莫非会无缘无故地骤然毁融整个梵卵（宇宙）吗？”于是陷入踌躇不定，终不能得出确切结论。

Word by Word

• अकाण्डे: unexpectedly, without cause
• अकाण्डे: देश/कालाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/circumstance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकाण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (or पुंलिङ्ग usage), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (in the sense of 'suddenly/without cause')

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis: indeed/just)

• ब्रह्माण्डम्: the cosmic egg/universe
• ब्रह्माण्डम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः अण्डम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संहरिष्यति: will destroy/withdraw
• संहरिष्यति: क्रिया (Kriyā/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सं-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: सम्

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative: this)

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि (appositional to अयम्)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative: thus)

• संशयम्: doubt
• संशयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आपन्नाः: having fallen into (doubt)
• आपन्नाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√पद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (those who have fallen into)

• निश्चयम्: certainty, decision
• निश्चयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• उपलेभिरे: they obtained/found
• उपलेभिरे: क्रिया (Kriyā/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: उप

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Parvati Khanda account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Fear of akāṇḍa-saṃhāra (premature dissolution) of the brahmāṇḍa; conceptual brush with pralaya.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights how limited minds fall into doubt when confronting Shiva’s absolute sovereignty (Pati). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, certainty arises when one understands that saṃhāra (withdrawal) is not arbitrary cruelty but a divine function governing the cosmos and the soul’s maturation.

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

The verse points to Shiva as the all-powerful Lord who can withdraw the universe; the Śiva-liṅga is worshipped as the tangible (saguṇa) focus through which devotees contemplate this transcendent authority—moving from fear and doubt to trust and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady contemplation on Shiva as the Lord of saṃhāra, using vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to stabilize the mind and reduce doubt.