Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 63

मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach

to the Sage

Devanagari script

ये तत्र ऋषयस्तात त्वदाद्याश्चापरे मुने । तद्धस्तात्ताम्परिच्छिद्य नित्युर्दूरतरं ततः

Transliteration

ye tatra ṛṣayastāta tvadādyāścāpare mune | taddhastāttāmparicchidya nityurdūrataraṃ tataḥ

Translation

“亲爱的，那时在场的诸仙——以你为首以及其他圣者，噢牟尼——从他手中接过她，使她归于他们的护持之下，随后便从那里远远退去。”

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; Sarvanāma (pronoun)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adverbial location (अधिकरणभाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• tāta: dear one/son
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana

• tvad-ādyāḥ: beginning with you
• tvad-ādyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa of ṛṣayaḥ (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक; pronoun base) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; Samāsa: tatpuruṣa—tvam ādiḥ yeṣām (beginning with you)

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

• apare: others
• apare: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana

• tad-hastāt: from his hand
• tad-hastāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī vibhakti (Ablative, 5th), Ekavacana; Samāsa: tatpuruṣa—tasya hastāt (from his hand)

• tām: her/that (woman)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana; Sarvanāma (pronoun)

• paricchidya: having severed/cut off
• paricchidya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√chid (धातु; छिद्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya-kriyā (indeclinable verbal) from pari-√chid; meaning 'having cut off/severed'

• nityuḥ: they led/took away
• nityuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु; √nī/नी)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (Imperfect/Past), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (Plural); parasmaipada; form: ninyuḥ (orthographic variant nityuḥ in text)

• dūrataraṃ: farther/very far
• dūrataraṃ: Gati-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dūratara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Acc. 2nd), Ekavacana; comparative degree (तर) used adverbially with motion

• tataḥ: then/from there
• tataḥ: Sequence/Source adverb (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'then/from there'

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Rishis

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic protection: the righteous sages intervene to safeguard a vulnerable devotee, reflecting Shaiva ethics where compassion and right action support the soul’s journey toward Shiva’s grace.

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

Though not directly about the Liṅga, it supports Saguna Shiva’s world-order: devotees and sages uphold dharma in the manifest realm, mirroring Shiva’s protective governance (anugraha) over beings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is dharmic vigilance and surrender—pair protective conduct with daily Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a sattvic vow of non-harm and safeguarding the helpless.