Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

ततो निगृह्यैंद्रियकं विकारं चात्यजं मुने । जिघृक्षुरपि तद्भीत्या तां संध्यां कामरूपिणीम्

Transliteration

tato nigṛhyaiṃdriyakaṃ vikāraṃ cātyajaṃ mune | jighṛkṣurapi tadbhītyā tāṃ saṃdhyāṃ kāmarūpiṇīm

Translation

于是，噢圣者，他克制由诸根所生的躁动，舍弃了那股冲动。纵然曾想擒住她，却因畏惧其后果，便放开了能随意化现诸形的暮昏女神桑迪娅（Sandhyā）。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/from there)

• निगृह्य: having restrained
• निगृह्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund): 'having restrained'

• ऐन्द्रियकम्: sensory
• ऐन्द्रियकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्द्रियक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'pertaining to the senses'

• विकारम्: disturbance/modification
• विकारम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• अत्यजम्: I abandoned completely
• अत्यजम्: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• जिघृक्षुः: desiring to seize
• जिघृक्षुः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: सन्नन्त/इच्छार्थक-प्रत्यय (Desiderative) 'जिघृक्षु' (desiring to seize), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• तद्भीत्या: due to fear of that
• तद्भीत्या: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + भीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (Genitive/related: 'fear of that/thereof'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ताम्: that (her)
• ताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संध्याम्: Sandhyā (twilight goddess)
• संध्याम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कामरूपिणीम्: assuming forms at will
• कामरूपिणीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + रूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (Determinative: having form at will), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, within the Rudra Saṃhitā’s Satī-khaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Sandhyā

FAQs

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

The verse highlights niyama and saṃyama—restraining sense-born disturbance and renouncing an unrighteous impulse—showing that inner mastery is a prerequisite for dharma and for progressing toward Shiva-realization (Pati) beyond the bonds (pāśa) of desire.

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

Though not explicitly about the Liṅga, it supports Saguna Shiva worship by stressing purity of conduct and control of the senses—foundational disciplines for mantra-japa, pūjā, and approaching Shiva as the compassionate Lord who frees the soul from passion-driven bondage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa with breath-awareness to restrain aindriyaka vikāra—especially Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—along with simple self-discipline (sense-restraint) before worship.