Shloka 4

चाण्डालीसद्गतिवर्णनम् (Cāṇḍālī-sadgati-varṇanam) — “Account of the Cāṇḍālī’s Attainment of a Good Destiny”

Devanagari script

अथ सा समये कन्या युवतिः सौमिनी द्विजाः । पित्रा दत्ता च कस्मैचिद्विधिना द्विजसूनवे

Transliteration

atha sā samaye kanyā yuvatiḥ sauminī dvijāḥ | pitrā dattā ca kasmaicidvidhinā dvijasūnave

Translation

Dann, zu jener Zeit, wurde das Mädchen Sauminī, eine Brahmanin, nun im heiratsfähigen Alter, sanft und glückverheißend, von ihrem Vater nach dem Ritus dem Sohn eines gewissen Brahmanen gegeben.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम (then)

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समये: at the proper time
• समये: अधिकरण (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• कन्या: girl/maiden
• कन्या: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• युवतिः: young woman
• युवतिः: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सौमिनी: Sauminī
• सौमिनी: कर्ता-विशेषण/नाम (नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नामधेय

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: सम्बोधन (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; संबोधन/सम्बन्ध (contextually: ‘O Brahmins’ or ‘the twice-born’)

• पित्रा: by (her) father
• पित्रा: कर्ता (कर्तृ, कर्मणि-प्रयोगे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/कर्ता-हेतु (agent in passive)

• दत्ता: given (in marriage)
• दत्ता: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• कस्मैचित्: to someone
• कस्मैचित्: सम्प्रदान (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; अनिश्चित (to someone)

• विधिना: by the proper rite
• विधिना: करण (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (by rite/according to rule)

• द्विजसूनवे: to a Brahmin’s son
• द्विजसूनवे: सम्प्रदान (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (द्विजस्य सूनुः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dharma in worldly life: when actions like marriage are performed with proper intention and prescribed rites, the householder path becomes a supportive foundation for devotion to Shiva and eventual liberation.

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

By highlighting vidhina (proper rule), it mirrors the Shiva Purana’s broader insistence that Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-pūjā—should be done according to scriptural method, with purity and right conduct.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is adherence to prescribed observances (vidhi): maintaining purity, truthfulness, and daily worship—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” alongside simple Linga-pūjā—so household duties align with sādhanā.