Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 83

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

कौटिल्यं च गरं चैव यद्यदुःखमुपस्थितम् । तद्दुःखं नाश यत्येव शिवः शिवकरः परः

Transliteration

kauṭilyaṃ ca garaṃ caiva yadyaduḥkhamupasthitam | tadduḥkhaṃ nāśa yatyeva śivaḥ śivakaraḥ paraḥ

Translation

无论是欺诳、毒害，或任何已现起的忧苦，至上的湿婆——恒为赐吉祥者——必定摧灭那同一切苦。

Word by Word

• कौटिल्यम्: crookedness / deceit
• कौटिल्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौटिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• गरम्: poison
• गरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (particle: indeed/only)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘यत्…’ = “whatever …” (relative)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः (correlative emphasis)

• दुःखम्: suffering
• दुःखम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of उपस्थितम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उपस्थितम्: has arisen / is present
• उपस्थितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु) → उपस्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, active sense), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘arrived/present’

• तत्-दुःखम्: that suffering
• तत्-दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (तत् दुःखम् = that very suffering)

• नाशयति: destroys
• नाशयति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नाशय् (धातु; णिच् causative of नश्)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एव: certainly
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (particle: certainly)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिव-करः: maker of auspiciousness
• शिव-करः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of शिवः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (शिवं करोति = auspicious-maker)

• परः: supreme
• परः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शिवः इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General phalaśruti tone: Śiva as remover of upadravas (poison, deceit, sorrow) and bestower of śivam (auspicious welfare).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that all forms of duḥkha—outer dangers like poison and inner harms like deceit—are ultimately removed by taking refuge in Shiva, the supreme Pati who grants śiva (auspicious well-being) and dissolves suffering.

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

It supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees approach Shiva in a worshipable form (such as the Śiva-liṅga) as ‘Śivakara’, trusting that His grace actively neutralizes afflictions and protects the devotee in worldly and spiritual life.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and regular liṅga-pūjā; these are traditional Shaiva disciplines for pacifying fear, poison-like negativity, and sorrow.