Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । कुर्यां चेद्दक्षजायां हि स्नेहं पूर्वं यथा महान् । नश्येन्मम पणः शुद्धो लोकलीलानुसारिणः

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | kuryāṃ ceddakṣajāyāṃ hi snehaṃ pūrvaṃ yathā mahān | naśyenmama paṇaḥ śuddho lokalīlānusāriṇaḥ

Translation

湿婆说道：“若我仍如往昔一般，对达叉之女显现深厚爱意，我那清净的誓愿——顺应诸世界之神圣戏游（līlā）——便将毁坏。”

Word by Word

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कुर्याम्: I should do/make
• कुर्याम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘I should do/make’

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle: if)

• दक्षजायाम्: in Dakṣa’s daughter (Satī)
• दक्षजायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in/with regard to)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुबोधक-अव्यय (indeed/for)

• स्नेहम्: affection; attachment
• स्नेहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; object of कुर्याम्

• पूर्वम्: formerly; earlier
• पूर्वम्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; adjective used predicatively (‘[it was] great’)

• नश्येत्: would perish
• नश्येत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘would perish’

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; possessive genitive

• पणः: wager; pledge; stake
• पणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; subject of नश्येत्

• शुद्धः: pure; intact
• शुद्धः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; qualifies पणः

• लोकलीलानुसारिणः: of one who follows worldly play/ways
• लोकलीलानुसारिणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + लीला (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुसारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकलीलाम् अनुसरति इति) qualifying मम पणः (genitive attribute)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s mastery over attachment: even rightful affection is subordinated to a pure cosmic resolve (śuddha-paṇa) aligned with līlā, teaching that liberation requires inner sovereignty rather than being driven by emotion.

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

Saguna Śiva acts within the world’s drama while remaining inwardly untouched; Linga-worship trains the devotee to revere that steady, vow-bearing consciousness—Śiva as Pati—beyond shifting personal likes and dislikes.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is vow-based japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a resolve for vairāgya, supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and mindful restraint of attachment, aligning one’s will with dharma.