Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46

दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode

Devanagari script

दक्षोयं मम भक्तस्त्वां यन्निनिंद खलः पुरा । तत् क्षंतव्यं महेशाद्य निर्विकारो यतो भवान्

Transliteration

dakṣoyaṃ mama bhaktastvāṃ yanniniṃda khalaḥ purā | tat kṣaṃtavyaṃ maheśādya nirvikāro yato bhavān

Translation

“这达克沙是我的信徒。往昔那恶人曾诋毁你——噢，大自在天（摩诃伊舍）——愿此得蒙宽恕；因为你本不变不动，不为任何反应所触。”

Word by Word

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of दक्षः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• भक्तः: devotee
• भक्तः: Pratijñā/Predicate (समानााधिकरण with दक्षः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from भज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; ‘devotee’

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• यत्: that (which)
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/relative link)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया/प्रथमा; एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun; here = ‘that which/that’)

• निनिन्द: reviled/insulted
• निनिन्द: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• खलः: the wicked one
• खलः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to दक्षः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• तत्: that (offense)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object of क्षन्तव्यम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; ‘that’ (referring to the offense)

• क्षन्तव्यम्: should be forgiven
• क्षन्तव्यम्: Kriyā (क्रियापद-भाव/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory passive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; ‘to be forgiven’

• महेश: O Maheśa
• महेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• आद्य: O primordial one
• आद्य: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of महेश)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; ‘first/primordial’

• निर्विकारः: unchanging
• निर्विकारः: Pratijñā/Predicate (समानााधिकरण with भवान्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; नञ्/उपसर्ग-तत्पुरुष (without change)

• यतः: since/because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (causal indeclinable = ‘because/since’)

• भवान्: you (honored)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक; honorific pronoun)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम (honorific ‘you’)

Speaker

Parvati (Sati)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Connected to the Dakṣa-yajña cycle: Dakṣa’s offense (nindā) against Śiva and the subsequent restoration/forgiveness theme; not a jyotirliṅga origin account.

Significance: Teaches aparādha-kṣamā and the Lord’s nirvikāratva: devotees seek forgiveness and cultivate humility to loosen pāśa (bondage) created by ego and blasphemy.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha
• Sati (Parvati)

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as nirvikāra—unchanging Consciousness (Pati) beyond praise and blame—while teaching devotees to cultivate kṣamā (forgiveness) and not be bound by reactive ego.

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

Linga-worship points to Shiva’s formless, changeless reality; this verse echoes that transcendence while still addressing Shiva personally as Maheśa—showing nirguṇa truth expressed through saguna devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the vow of kṣamā—mentally offering insults and praise alike into Shiva, remaining steady like the Linga in meditation.