Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 54

व्योमवाणी-श्रवणं, गणानां शरणागमनं, सती-दाह-वृत्तान्तः — Hearing the Heavenly Voice; The Gaṇas Seek Refuge; Account of Satī’s Self-Immolation

Devanagari script

ये तत्रोल्लंघ्य शपथं मदीयं गर्विताः स्थिताः । ते हि मद्द्रोहिणोऽतस्तान् ज्वालयानलमालया

Transliteration

ye tatrollaṃghya śapathaṃ madīyaṃ garvitāḥ sthitāḥ | te hi maddrohiṇo'tastān jvālayānalamālayā

Translation

那些在违背了我的庄严誓言后傲然挺立的人，既然他们是我的叛徒，就用火环焚烧他们。

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• उल्लङ्घ्य: having transgressed
• उल्लङ्घ्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+√लङ्घ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having transgressed’

• शपथम्: the oath
• शपथम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शपथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मदीयम्: my
• मदीयम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of शपथम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; स्वत्ववाचक (possessive adjective)

• गर्विताः: proud
• गर्विताः: कर्तृविशेषण (predicate/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्वित (कृदन्त; गर्व + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• स्थिताः: standing; remaining
• स्थिताः: कर्तृविशेषण (predicate/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; निर्देशवाचक (demonstrative pronoun)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• मत्-द्रोहिणः: my traitors
• मत्-द्रोहिणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + द्रोहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mad-drohiṇaḥ = those who betray me)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: सम्बन्ध (logical connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुतः/तस्मात्-अर्थक-अव्यय (therefore/from that)

• तान्: them
• तान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• ज्वालय: burn (you)
• ज्वालय: क्रिया (Verb/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्वालय (धातु-प्रयोग; √ज्वल् णिच्)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अनल-मालया: with a garland of fire
• अनल-मालया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनल (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘अनलमाला’ = अग्निमाला (garland/chain of fire)

Speaker

Satī (addressing Śiva’s attendants/gaṇas in the Dakṣa-yajña narrative context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse condemns prideful violation of sacred commitment and frames betrayal of the Lord’s order as a grave spiritual fault; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such ego-driven transgression strengthens pāśa (bondage) and invites purifying, corrective consequences.

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

It reinforces Saguna Shiva’s role as the moral and cosmic governor: devotion is not merely ritual but fidelity to Shiva’s dharma; Linga-worship is thus linked with humility, obedience, and protection of sacred vows.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is vow-discipline (vrata) with ego-restraint: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and wearing bhasma (tripuṇḍra) as a reminder to burn arrogance—symbolically replacing ‘garlands of fire’ with inner purification.