Shloka 32

वैवाहिकानुष्ठानसमापनं दानप्रशंसा च / Completion of Wedding Rites and Praise of Gifts

Dāna

Devanagari script

शच्युवाच । कृत्वा विलापं यद्धेतोः शिवां कृत्वा च वक्षसि । यो बभ्रामानिशं मोहात् का लज्जा ते प्रियाम्प्रति

Transliteration

śacyuvāca | kṛtvā vilāpaṃ yaddhetoḥ śivāṃ kṛtvā ca vakṣasi | yo babhrāmāniśaṃ mohāt kā lajjā te priyāmprati

Translation

Śacī sprach: „Weshalb hast du geklagt — obwohl du Śivā an deine Brust gedrückt hattest — und bist dann, vom Wahn betört, die ganze Nacht umhergeirrt? Welche Scham oder Zurückhaltung bleibt dir noch gegenüber deiner Geliebten?“

Word by Word

• शची: Śacī
• शची: कर्ता (Speaker/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त्वा (Kṛdanta/Absolutive)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• विलापम्: lamentation
• विलापम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• यत्: of which / whose
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (correlative with हेतोः)

• हेतोः: reason/cause
• हेतोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: 'for what reason')
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• शिवाम्: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having placed/made
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त्वा (Kṛdanta/Absolutive)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वक्षसि: on (your) chest
• वक्षसि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• बभ्राम: wandered/roamed
• बभ्राम: क्रिया (Main action in relative clause)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अनिशम्: constantly
• अनिशम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Time-frequency adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनिशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक/नित्यत्वबोधक अव्यय (adverb: continually)

• मोहात्: from delusion
• मोहात्: हेतु (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे

• का: what (kind of)
• का: कर्ता/विषय (Interrogative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• लज्जा: shame/modesty
• लज्जा: विषय (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• प्रियाम्: beloved (woman)
• प्रियाम्: कर्म/विषय (Object of 'towards')
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: सम्प्रदान/दिशा (Direction/towards)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय/पूर्वपद (preposition-like indeclinable governing accusative)

Speaker

Śacī (Indrāṇī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how moha (delusion) makes the mind inconsistent—clinging in emotion yet wandering in confusion. In Shaiva thought, steadiness (dhairya) and clarity are restored by turning the heart from restless attachment to focused devotion to Śiva-Śakti.

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

It points to the need for inner integrity in worship: external closeness or emotion is not enough if the mind roams. Linga/Saguna-Śiva worship trains single-pointedness (ekāgratā), transforming unstable feeling into mature bhakti aligned with dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to curb mental wandering, along with simple Śiva-upāsanā such as applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintaining a calm, truthful mind before worship.