Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 63

दक्षयज्ञे सत्या अपमानबोधः — Satī Encounters Disrespect at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

सर्वे यूयं विमूढा हि शिवनिंदाः कलिप्रियाः । प्राप्स्यंति दण्डं नियतमखिलं च हराद्ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

sarve yūyaṃ vimūḍhā hi śivaniṃdāḥ kalipriyāḥ | prāpsyaṃti daṇḍaṃ niyatamakhilaṃ ca harāddhruvam

Translation

你们众人确实迷妄——诋毁湿婆、爱慕非正法（迦梨之道）者。必定地，你们将从诃罗（主湿婆）处毫无遗漏地领受既定而圆满的惩罚。

Word by Word

• sarve: all (of you)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (plural); sarvanāma-śabda used adjectivally

• yūyam: you (all)
• yūyam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Puṃliṅga (masculine by convention), Prathamā vibhakti (nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (plural)

• vimūḍhāḥ: deluded
• vimūḍhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimūḍha (प्रातिपदिक; from √muh, मुह्)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; adjective qualifying yūyam

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle), emphasis/indeed

• śiva-nindāḥ: revilers of Śiva
• śiva-nindāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + nindā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (genitive determinative): śivasya nindāḥ; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• kali-priyāḥ: fond of Kali (age of strife)
• kali-priyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kali (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (determinative): kales priyaḥ; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; adjective qualifying yūyam

• prāpsyanti: will obtain / will receive
• prāpsyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present/future sense here as simple future in epic usage), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (plural)

• daṇḍam: punishment
• daṇḍam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (singular)

• niyatam: certain, fixed
• niyatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyata (प्रातिपदिक; from √yam, यम्)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; adjective qualifying daṇḍam

• akhilam: entire, complete
• akhilam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; adjective qualifying daṇḍam

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• harāt: from Hara (Śiva)
• harāt: Apādāna (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (हर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī vibhakti (ablative, 5th), Ekavacana; source/origin

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya used adverbially (niścayārtha)

Speaker

Sati (addressing Shiva’s detractors in the Daksha-yajna context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It warns that Shiva-ninda (blasphemy of Śiva) is a grave aparādha that strengthens bondage (pāśa) and invites inevitable karmic consequence, whereas reverence and bhakti open the way to Śiva’s grace and liberation.

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

Linga and Saguna-Śiva worship is rooted in honor, surrender, and right understanding of Śiva as Pati (the Lord). This verse condemns the opposite attitude—contempt—which blocks the devotee’s relationship with the Lord and undermines worship itself.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Avoid Shiva-aparādha and cultivate bhakti through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), respectful conduct toward Śiva and His devotees, and purificatory observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa with sincere repentance.