Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

काम-शक्र-संवादः / Dialogue of Kāma and Śakra

Indra

Devanagari script

प्राप्तायां वै ममापत्ताववार्यायां परेण हि । परीक्षा च त्वदीयाऽद्य मित्रवर्य भविष्यति

Transliteration

prāptāyāṃ vai mamāpattāvavāryāyāṃ pareṇa hi | parīkṣā ca tvadīyā'dya mitravarya bhaviṣyati

Translation

确然，当因他人之故、不可回避的灾厄降临于我时，至上的良友啊，今日便要考验你真正的分量。

Word by Word

• prāptāyām: when (it) has occurred
• prāptāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √āp + pra (धातु) → prāpta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative absolute with āpattau: ‘when (it) has come’

• vai: indeed
• vai: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/उपपद (emphatic particle)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; genitive singular pronoun

• āpattau: in calamity / in misfortune
• āpattau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āpatti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular

• avāryāyām: unavoidable
• avāryāyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; agreeing with āpattau; ‘unavoidable’

• pareṇa: by another / by someone else
• pareṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• hi: for / indeed
• hi: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निपात (for, indeed)

• parīkṣā: a test / examination
• parīkṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• tvadīyā: your
• tvadīyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvadīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular; agreeing with parīkṣā

• adya: today / now
• adya: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (time-adverb)

• mitra-varya: O best of friends
• mitra-varya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक) + varya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; vocative singular

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

Speaker

Parvati

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 teaches that adversity reveals inner dharma: in Shaiva thought, steadfastness, truthfulness, and compassionate resolve during unavoidable trials purify the heart and prepare one for Shiva’s grace (anugraha).

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

Though not naming the Linga directly, it reflects Saguna Shiva’s pedagogy in the Purana: devotees are refined through tests so their bhakti becomes unwavering, which is the inner basis of Linga-worship—steadiness, surrender, and fidelity to dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to maintain japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mental surrender during crisis, treating hardship as a parīkṣā while keeping conduct aligned with dharma.