Shloka 34

ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

इदमत्यद्भुतं वृत्तं दृष्ट्वा प्रातर्मया खलु । गंतव्यं पुनरेवातो गंतव्यं तत्स्थलं पुनः

Transliteration

idamatyadbhutaṃ vṛttaṃ dṛṣṭvā prātarmayā khalu | gaṃtavyaṃ punarevāto gaṃtavyaṃ tatsthalaṃ punaḥ

Translation

„Da ich am Morgen dieses höchst erstaunliche Geschehen gesehen habe, muss ich wahrlich wieder hingehen; darum muss ich noch einmal an eben jenen Ort zurückkehren.“

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object) [दृष्ट्वा इत्यस्य]
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• अति-अद्भुतम्: very wonderful
• अति-अद्भुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier) [वृत्तम् इत्यस्य]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अत्यद्भुतम् = very wonderful)

• वृत्तम्: incident
• वृत्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object) [दृष्ट्वा इत्यस्य]
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund): ‘having seen’

• प्रातर्: in the morning
• प्रातर्: Kala (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातर् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (time adverb) ‘in the morning’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता/Agent in passive/impersonal construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• खलु: surely / indeed
• खलु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• गन्तव्यम्: must go / should be gone
• गन्तव्यम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गन्तव्य (कृदन्त, तव्यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Gerundive/Obligative); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; impersonal obligation ‘it must be gone’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक अव्यय (adverb of repetition)

• एव: indeed / certainly
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (restrictive particle)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक/निष्कर्षवाचक अव्यय (therefore)

• गन्तव्यम्: must go
• गन्तव्यम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गन्तव्य (कृदन्त, तव्यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; repeated for emphasis

• तत्-स्थलम्: that place
• तत्-स्थलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object) [गन्तव्यम् इत्यस्य गन्तव्य-स्थानम्]
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (तत् स्थलम् = that place)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक अव्यय (again)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the pilgrimage episode within the Kotirudrasaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The traveler resolves to return to the very place after witnessing the morning marvel—classic Purāṇic movement from adbhuta-darśana to repeated kṣetra-sevā, implying that the sthala is a locus of Śiva’s grace.

Significance: Revisiting the kṣetra signifies intensified śraddhā; repeated darśana and service are portrayed as catalysts for pāpa-kṣaya and eventual anugraha.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how direct experience of the wondrous (adbhuta) in a Shiva-holy context awakens renewed longing (bhakti) to return, reinforcing faith and steady devotion toward Pati (Shiva) as the liberating Lord.

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

In Kotirudra narratives centered on Jyotirlinga glory, the impulse to revisit “that place” reflects attraction to Saguna Shiva’s tangible presence as the Linga—where grace is felt through sacred geography, darshana, and repeated worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is repeated tīrtha-darśana with steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Linga-upacāra (water/flower offering), cultivating remembrance and devotion through return and repetition.