Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

शुक्रोत्पत्तिः तथा महेश्वरदर्शनम् (Śukra’s Emergence and the Vision of Maheśvara)

Devanagari script

पार्वत्यामपि दुष्टं यत्कामदोषात्कृतं मया । क्षम्यतां मे महादेव कृपणो दुःखितो भृशम्

Transliteration

pārvatyāmapi duṣṭaṃ yatkāmadoṣātkṛtaṃ mayā | kṣamyatāṃ me mahādeva kṛpaṇo duḥkhito bhṛśam

Translation

即便对帕尔瓦蒂，我因欲望之过而做下的任何恶行——噢，摩诃提婆，请宽恕我。我卑微可怜，悲苦深重。

Word by Word

• pārvatyām: towards/against Pārvatī (in the matter of Pārvatī)
• pārvatyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• duṣṭam: wicked
• duṣṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (yat/kṛtam)

• yat: which/whatever
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative: which)

• kāma-doṣāt: from the fault of lust/desire
• kāma-doṣāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (due to the fault of desire)

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• kṣamyatām: may it be forgiven
• kṣamyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive/benedictive: ‘let it be forgiven’)

• me: for me/of me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-प्रयोग (Genitive/Dative enclitic), एकवचन (of me/to me)

• mahā-deva: O Mahādeva
• mahā-deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• kṛpaṇaḥ: wretched
• kṛpaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (vayam/aham implied)

• duḥkhitaḥ: afflicted/sorrowful
• duḥkhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhṛśam: greatly
• bhṛśam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/तीव्रता-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: greatly)

Speaker

An offender seeking refuge in Lord Shiva (a repentant antagonist addressing Mahadeva during the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that kāma (unrestrained desire) becomes a binding pasha (bond) leading to wrongdoing, and that sincere confession and surrender to Mahādeva opens the path to purification and grace—central to Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on the Lord as Pati who liberates the bound soul.

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

Addressing “Mahādeva” directly reflects Saguna devotion—approaching Shiva as the compassionate Lord who hears repentance. In Linga-worship, this attitude is expressed through humble prayer, acknowledging faults and seeking inner cleansing before the sacred symbol of Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily repentance followed by japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow to restrain kāma; optionally accompany it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of purity, discipline, and surrender.