Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44

वसन्त-प्रभावः तथा काम-उद्दीपन-वर्णनम् | Spring’s Influence and the Arousal of Kāma

Devanagari script

ईश्वरोहं यदीच्छेयं परांगस्पर्शनं खलु । तर्हि कोऽन्योऽक्षमः क्षुद्रः किं किं नैव करिष्यति

Transliteration

īśvarohaṃ yadīccheyaṃ parāṃgasparśanaṃ khalu | tarhi ko'nyo'kṣamaḥ kṣudraḥ kiṃ kiṃ naiva kariṣyati

Translation

“若我——身为主宰——也起意欲触他人之身，那么卑微无力之人又有谁能自持不犯？他还有什么不敢做？”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Lord/God
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• इच्छेयम्: I should desire/wish
• इच्छेयम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पराङ्गस्पर्शनम्: touching another’s body
• पराङ्गस्पर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराङ्ग + स्पर्शन (प्रातिपदिक); पराङ्ग = पर + अङ्ग (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मपद; समासः—षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः ‘परस्य अङ्गस्य स्पर्शनम्’

• खलु: indeed/surely
• खलु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

• तर्हि: then/therefore
• तर्हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तर्हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निगमन/अनन्तरबोधक-अव्यय (then/therefore)

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun

• अन्यः: other
• अन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; qualifies कः

• अक्षमः: incapable
• अक्षमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; predicate/qualifier

• क्षुद्रः: petty/base
• क्षुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; further qualifier

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; interrogative used adverbially

• किम्: what (all)?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; repetition for emphasis

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic/only)

• करिष्यति: will do
• करिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

Shiva presents himself as the supreme moral exemplar: if the Lord were to sanction desire-driven transgression, ordinary beings would follow without restraint. The verse upholds dharma and inner purity as essential supports for liberation (moksha).

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

In Saguna worship, the devotee contemplates Shiva not only as powerful but as perfectly self-controlled and dharma-protecting. Linga-worship trains the mind to sublimate impulse into reverence, aligning conduct with the Lord’s purity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice restraint and sublimation through daily Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing vibhuti (Tripundra) as a reminder of purity, and steady meditation to convert desire into devotion.