Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

जातेषु तेषु विप्रेन्द्र अग्निष्वात्तादिकेष्वथ । लोकानां पितृवर्गेषु कव्यवाह स समंततः

Transliteration

jāteṣu teṣu viprendra agniṣvāttādikeṣvatha | lokānāṃ pitṛvargeṣu kavyavāha sa samaṃtataḥ

Translation

婆罗门中之最胜者啊，当阿耆尼湿瓦塔(Agniṣvātta)等诸类祖灵(Pitṛ)既已出生之时，彼“Kavyavāha”——奉献之担负者——便在诸世界的祖灵诸部中遍处安立，传送以信心所献之供品。

Word by Word

• jāteṣu: when (they) were born / among the born
• jāteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle used adjectivally (क्त-कृदन्त), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘when/among (them) having been born’

• teṣu: among them
• teṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); pronominal

• vipra-indra: O best of Brahmins
• vipra-indra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra-indra (प्रातिपदिक; विप्र + इन्द्र)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); संबोधन

• agniṣvātta-ādikeṣu: among the Agniṣvāttas and the like
• agniṣvātta-ādikeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agniṣvātta-ādi (प्रातिपदिक; अग्निष्वात्त + आदि)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘Agniṣvāttas and others’)

• atha: then/now
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (निपात) indicating sequence

• lokānām: of the worlds/people
• lokānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pitṛvargeṣu: among the classes of Pitṛs
• pitṛvargeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ-varga (प्रातिपदिक; पितृ + वर्ग)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पितॄणां वर्गेषु)

• kavyavāha: Kavyavāha
• kavyavāha: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavya-vāha (प्रातिपदिक; कव्य + वाह)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); subject-name

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• samantataḥ: on all sides/everywhere
• samantataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (देश/परिमाणवाचक अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Pitrs
• Agniṣvātta

FAQs

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

It teaches that the ancestral realm is sustained through sacred order: offerings made with faith reach the Pitṛs through Kavyavāha (Agni), reinforcing dharma, gratitude to lineage, and inner purification—supports on the Shaiva path toward grace (anugraha).

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

In Shaiva practice, Linga-worship is integrated with Vedic duties; honoring Pitṛs through Agni and śrāddha removes obstacles and steadies the devotee’s life, making the mind fit for Saguna Shiva worship and for receiving Shiva’s blessings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Pitṛ-tarpaṇa/śrāddha with proper sankalpa, offering through Agni (homa) or water-libations as prescribed; inwardly, cultivate remembrance and gratitude while repeating Shiva’s name (e.g., the Panchākṣarī) to sanctify the act.