Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

अज्ञानतस्त्वयि जनैर्विकल्पो विदितो यतः । तस्माद्भ्रमप्रतीकारो निरुपाधेर्न हि स्वतः

Transliteration

ajñānatastvayi janairvikalpo vidito yataḥ | tasmādbhramapratīkāro nirupādherna hi svataḥ

Translation

由于无明，世人于你之上强加种种概念分别；因此，破除迷妄之药，并非自那无所依、无所附的主（nirupādhi）处自然生起。应由迷惑之灵凭正见与持戒修行而自加修治。

Word by Word

• अज्ञानतः: due to ignorance
• अज्ञानतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from/owing to); हेतुवाचक

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• जनैः: by people
• जनैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विकल्पः: conceptual differentiation, false notion
• विकल्पः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विदितः: is known/has arisen as known
• विदितः: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (विकल्पः)

• यतः: since, because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कारणार्थक (since/because)

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-रूपेण अव्ययीभूतम्; अपादानार्थक (therefore/from that)

• भ्रमप्रतीकारः: remedy for delusion
• भ्रमप्रतीकारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रम + प्रतीकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भ्रमस्य प्रतीकारः)

• निरुपाधेः: of the unconditioned (one)
• निरुपाधेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरुपाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; 'निरुपाधि' = उपाधिरहित (free from limiting adjuncts)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• स्वतः: by itself, inherently
• स्वतः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (from oneself/by itself; independently)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (in the Parvati Khanda’s philosophical instruction)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that bondage is caused by vikalpa—mental superimposition upon Shiva due to ignorance—so liberation comes by removing that delusion through true knowledge and inner discipline, not by attributing limitation to the nirupadhi Lord.

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

Saguna worship (Linga, mantra, pūjā) functions as a compassionate support to purify the mind and dissolve vikalpa, leading the devotee toward recognition of Shiva as ultimately nirguna/nirupadhi beyond all limiting adjuncts.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with dhyāna on Shiva, supported by Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrāksha, is implied as a practical countermeasure to bhrama.