Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

त्वत्समं सर्वदेवानां यद्वीर्यं न भविष्यति । ततः स्थानानि सर्वाणि सर्वव्यापी भवांस्ततः

Transliteration

tvatsamaṃ sarvadevānāṃ yadvīryaṃ na bhaviṣyati | tataḥ sthānāni sarvāṇi sarvavyāpī bhavāṃstataḥ

Translation

诸天之中，无有神力能与汝等同；因此一切住处与诸位皆将由汝遍入充满，汝将成为遍一切处者。

Word by Word

• त्वत्समम्: equal to you
• त्वत्समम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वत् + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः: त्वत्तुल्यम्) qualifying वीर्यम्

• सर्वदेवानाम्: of all the gods
• सर्वदेवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; Genitive plural ‘of all the gods’

• यत्: which
• यत्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject of relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to वीर्यम्

• वीर्यम्: power/valor
• वीर्यम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘will be’

• ततः: therefore/then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तस्मात्/ततः (therefore/then)

• स्थानानि: places/abodes
• स्थानानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Nominative/Accusative plural

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; agreeing with स्थानानि

• सर्वव्यापी: all-pervading
• सर्वव्यापी: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Kartu-viśeṣaṇa/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + व्यापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वत्र व्यापी) predicate adjective

• भवान्: you (hon.)
• भवान्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/भवन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; honorific 2nd-person pronoun ‘you’

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्त-ततः (then/thereupon)

Speaker

Brahmā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva’s unsurpassed śakti (vīrya) and his sarvavyāpitva (all-pervasion), guiding the seeker to see all realms and supports as pervaded by Pati (Shiva), the supreme Lord beyond the limited powers of the devas.

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

The Liṅga is worshipped as the accessible saguna symbol of the very Shiva who pervades all places; by honoring the Liṅga, the devotee learns to recognize Shiva’s presence in every abode and not confine him to a single location.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating Shiva as sarvavyāpī; accompany worship with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders that all spaces and states are pervaded by Shiva.