Shloka 29

ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्

Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा त्वया मातर्दुःखं त्याज्यं सुयत्नतः । सुभगाचरणं कार्यं परलोकसुखेप्सया

Transliteration

evaṃ jñātvā tvayā mātarduḥkhaṃ tyājyaṃ suyatnataḥ | subhagācaraṇaṃ kāryaṃ paralokasukhepsayā

Translation

Darum, o Mutter, da du dies erkannt hast, wirf den Kummer mit großer Anstrengung ab. In Sehnsucht nach dem Glück der jenseitigen Welt übe heilsames Verhalten und rechte Praxis.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner): ‘thus’

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having known’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचन; ‘by you’

• मातर्: O mother
• मातर्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative) एकवचन

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन

• त्याज्यम्: should be abandoned
• त्याज्यम्: Kriya (क्रियार्थ/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + यत् (कृत्य-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य (gerundive/obligatory) ‘to be abandoned’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विधेयभाव (predicate obligation)

• सुयत्नतः: with great effort
• सुयत्नतः: Hetu (हेतु/प्रयत्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु + यत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (adverbial ablative): ‘with great effort’; समासः कर्मधारयः (सुयत्न = good/great effort)

• सुभगाचरणम्: auspicious conduct
• सुभगाचरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभग + आचरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुभगस्य आचरणम् = auspicious conduct)

• कार्यम्: should be done
• कार्यम्: Kriya (क्रियार्थ/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यत् (कृत्य-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य (gerundive): ‘to be done/should be done’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• परलोकसुखेप्सया: with the desire for happiness in the next world
• परलोकसुखेप्सया: Hetu (हेतु/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परलोक + सुख + ईप्सा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (परलोकस्य सुखस्य ईप्सा = desire for happiness in the next world)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches vairagya and dharmic resolve: grief should be consciously relinquished, and one should live with auspicious, sattvic conduct aimed at higher welfare—ultimately aligning the soul toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.

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

In Kotirudra narratives, right conduct supports fruitful pilgrimage and Linga-worship: devotion to Saguna Shiva is strengthened when the devotee abandons despair and lives in auspicious discipline, making worship a means toward higher worlds and moksha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies adopting auspicious Shaiva conduct—steady bhakti, japa of Shiva’s names (such as the Panchakshara), and disciplined living; it does not explicitly mention bhasma or rudraksha in this line.