Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma

Devanagari script

अस्मिञ्जीवाश्च देवाद्यास्त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे । एते सर्वे भविष्यन्ति न क्षमास्त्यवलंबने

Transliteration

asmiñjīvāśca devādyāstrailokye sacarācare | ete sarve bhaviṣyanti na kṣamāstyavalaṃbane

Translation

在此三界之中——动与不动皆然——有诸有情，始自诸天，及一切具身之众生。彼等皆将生起而复归灭；无一能凭任何依托而久住于此。

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• जीवाः: living beings
• जीवाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आद्याः: and others/starting with (the gods)
• आद्याः: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound)

• सचराचरे: with the moving and the unmoving
• सचराचरे: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + चर + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास; विशेषण (qualifier of त्रैलोक्ये)

• एते: these
• एते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of एते)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be / will come to be
• भविष्यन्ति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• क्षमा: forbearance / tolerance
• क्षमा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अवलम्बने: in dependence/support
• अवलम्बने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवलम्बन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages, consistent with Rudra Saṃhitā framing)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: cyclic saṃsāra (repeated becoming and passing away)

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Jivas

FAQs

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

It teaches vairāgya: even gods and all beings in the three worlds are subject to becoming and passing away, so the seeker should not cling to worldly props but turn toward Shiva as the enduring refuge.

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

Since no created support can truly sustain one, devotion to Shiva—worshipped as the Liṅga (Saguna symbol of the Supreme)—is presented as the stable spiritual anchor beyond the instability of worldly existence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a detached mind, supported by simple Shiva-upāsanā such as vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance rather than worldly dependence.