Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

काम-शक्र-संवादः / Dialogue of Kāma and Śakra

Indra

Devanagari script

यतो हितं प्रजायेत ततः को नु प्रियः परः । तस्मान्मित्रवरस्त्वं हि मत्कार्य्यं कर्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

yato hitaṃ prajāyeta tataḥ ko nu priyaḥ paraḥ | tasmānmitravarastvaṃ hi matkāryyaṃ kartumarhasi

Translation

真正的安乐与利益由谁而生——还有谁能比他更可亲？因此，既然你是至上的挚友，你确实堪当为我成办此事。

Word by Word

• yataḥ: from which, whereby
• yataḥ: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb ‘from which/whereby’)

• hitam: benefit, welfare
• hitam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• prajāyeta: may arise, may be produced
• prajāyeta: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√jan (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• tataḥ: therefore, from that
• tataḥ: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore/from that)

• kaḥ: who
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम (interrogative pronoun)

• nu: indeed?, then
• nu: Prayojaka (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्न/निश्चयार्थक निपात (interrogative/emphatic particle)

• priyaḥ: dear
• priyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• paraḥ: other, beyond
• paraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-रूपेण अव्ययीभूत (ablatival adverb); ‘therefore/from him’

• mitra-varaḥ: best friend
• mitra-varaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (‘वरः मित्रः’)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• hi: indeed, for
• hi: Prayojaka (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• mat-kāryyam: my task, my work
• mat-kāryyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: ‘मम कार्य्यम्’)

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (Infinitive/तुमुन्)

• arhasi: you are fit/ought
• arhasi: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Pārvatī (addressing her confidant/attendant in the narrative context of the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It elevates “hita” (true welfare aligned with dharma) as the measure of genuine love and trust, teaching that the dearest relationship is the one that supports spiritual and righteous well-being.

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

Though not directly naming the Liṅga, it reflects Saguna-bhakti ethics: the devotee serves the divine purpose through trusted service and dharmic action, which supports Shiva-centered life and worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is sevā (devotional service) performed with faith and loyalty; as a supporting practice, one may steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before undertaking any dharmic duty.