Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇana) — “Account of Sandhyā’s Story”

Devanagari script

ततस्तु ब्रह्मणा शप्ते मदने च मया मुने । अंतर्भूते मयि शिवे गते चापि निजास्पदे

Transliteration

tatastu brahmaṇā śapte madane ca mayā mune | aṃtarbhūte mayi śive gate cāpi nijāspade

Translation

于是，噢仙者，当伽摩被梵天所诅咒、亦被我所诅咒之后，他便融入我身；而我——湿婆——也回归于自己的本住之处。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय) of sequence

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Adversative/contrast particle (निपात)

• brahmaṇā: by Brahmā
• brahmaṇā: Karana (करण/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śapte: when (he) was cursed
• śapte: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śap (धातु) → śapta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); absolute-locative sense: 'when (someone) was cursed'

• madane: in/with Madana (Kāma)
• madane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• antarbhūte: when (he) had entered/merged
• antarbhūte: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar-bhū (धातु) → antarbhūta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); locative absolute: 'when (he) had entered/merged'

• mayi: in me
• mayi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• śive: in Śiva
• śive: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to mayi

• gate: when (he) had gone
• gate: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) → gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); locative absolute: 'when (he) had gone'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) of inclusion/emphasis

• nija-āspade: in (his) own abode
• nija-āspade: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक) + āspada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष sense: 'in (his) own abode'

Speaker

Lord Shiva (narrating to a sage)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Kama (Madana)

FAQs

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

It portrays Śiva as Pati (the Lord) who subdues and assimilates kāma (desire), indicating that desire is not supreme—only Śiva’s consciousness is, and liberation comes through His sovereignty over the bonds (pāśa).

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who governs cosmic forces like Kāma; Linga-worship similarly trains the devotee to offer passions into Śiva and return the mind to His abode—steadiness in Śiva-bhāva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to restrain desire through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and inner offering (manasa-pūjā), mentally dissolving agitation into Śiva’s presence.