Shloka 33

Sūtasya Punargamanaṃ Kāśyāṃ—Bhasma-Rudrākṣa-Tripuṇḍra-Vidhiśca

Sūta’s Return to Kāśī and the Observances of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and Tripuṇḍra

Devanagari script

तत उन्मील्य नयने विलापं कृतवानहम् । आसीन्ममाश्रुपातश्च गिरिनिर्झरसन्निभः

Transliteration

tata unmīlya nayane vilāpaṃ kṛtavānaham | āsīnmamāśrupātaśca girinirjharasannibhaḥ

Translation

Dann öffnete ich die Augen und begann zu klagen; und meine Tränen strömten hervor, gleich einem Wasserfall im Gebirge.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (काल/Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/अपादानार्थक (then/thereupon)

• उन्मील्य: having opened
• उन्मील्य: Kriya (क्रिया/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + मील् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund): having opened

• नयने: (my) two eyes
• नयने: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• विलापम्: lamentation
• विलापम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृतवान्: did/made
• कृतवान्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Perfect participle/agentive past), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सहायक-क्रिया-लोपे (finite sense: did)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• अश्रुपातः: a fall/stream of tears
• अश्रुपातः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्रु + पात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अश्रूणां पातः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• गिरिनिर्झरसन्निभः: like a mountain waterfall
• गिरिनिर्झरसन्निभः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गिरि + निर्झर + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (गिरिनिर्झरस्य सन्निभः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of अश्रुपातः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode as part of the Kailasa Samhita narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays intense bhakti and inner melting (anukampā and śaraṇāgati), where emotional surrender becomes a purifying force that turns the mind away from bondage (pāśa) and toward the Lord (Pati).

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

Such lamentation reflects heartfelt approach to Saguna Shiva—seeking the compassionate Lord through devotion—often culminating in steadier Linga-upāsanā as the devotee’s mind becomes softened and focused.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to combine sincere prayer with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), allowing emotion to settle into steady remembrance (smaraṇa) rather than remaining as agitation.