Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”

Devanagari script

यदिदं ब्रह्मणा कर्म ममोद्दिष्टं मयापि तत् । कर्तुं शक्यमिति ह्यद्धा भावितं स्वभुवा तदा

Transliteration

yadidaṃ brahmaṇā karma mamoddiṣṭaṃ mayāpi tat | kartuṃ śakyamiti hyaddhā bhāvitaṃ svabhuvā tadā

Translation

“梵天所指派于我的那项事业——当时，自生的梵天确然坚信：我亦能成办此事。”

Word by Word

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Kartr-karana/Agent-instr. (कर्ता-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (masc. instr. sg.)

• कर्म: act/rite
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neut. nom./acc. sg.)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (gen. sg.)

• उद्दिष्टम्: assigned/indicated
• उद्दिष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-√दिश् (धातु) → उद्दिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neut. nom./acc. sg.)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana/Agent-instr. (कर्ता-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (also)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neut. nom./acc. sg.)

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive): ‘to do’

• शक्यम्: possible
• शक्यम्: Vidhaya-visheshana (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √शक्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative: ‘possible’)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakya-marker (वाक्यसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (emphatic particle)

• अद्धा: certainly
• अद्धा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्धा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/स्पष्टार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (certainly/clearly)

• भावितम्: considered/pondered
• भावितम्: Vidhaya-visheshana (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भू (धातु) → भावित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neut. nom./acc. sg.)

• स्व-भुवा: by the Self-born (Brahmā)
• स्व-भुवा: Kartr-karana/Agent-instr. (कर्ता-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (प्रातिपदिक: ‘self-born’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (masc. instr. sg.); ‘self-born (Brahmā)’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana/Time (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights that when a divinely ordained duty is given, the cosmos itself (here, Brahmā) confirms the seeker’s capacity—suggesting that right action becomes possible through alignment with divine will, a theme compatible with Shaiva emphasis on grace supporting dharma.

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

Though the verse is administrative in tone, it supports Saguna devotion indirectly: in Shiva Purana, divine tasks and their successful completion are sustained by devotion and reverence to the Lord’s manifest order (Saguna reality), often expressed through ritual worship that steadies resolve.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steadiness in one’s appointed sadhana: undertake daily japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Shiva-puja to cultivate clarity and confidence to complete one’s dharmic responsibilities.