Shloka 38

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

शृणुयाद्वा शुचिर्भूत्वा चरितं शिवयोश्शिवम् । सिध्यन्ति सर्वकार्याणि सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः

Transliteration

śṛṇuyādvā śucirbhūtvā caritaṃ śivayośśivam | sidhyanti sarvakāryāṇi satyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Oder, nachdem man sich gereinigt hat, soll man die heilige, glückverheißende Erzählung von Śiva und Pārvatī hören. Dadurch gelingen alle Vorhaben—wahrlich, wahrlich; kein Zweifel besteht.

Word by Word

• śṛṇuyāt: should listen
• śṛṇuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), disjunctive particle

• śuciḥ: pure
• śuciḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective of the listener

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/gerund)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having become’

• caritam: the story/deeds
• caritam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: carita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; past participial noun from √car (चर्) ‘conduct/deed/story’

• śivayoḥ: of Śiva and the Goddess (the two)
• śivayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitival)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual; ‘of the two: Śiva and (Devī)’

• śivam: auspicious
• śivam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying caritam

• sidhyanti: are accomplished
• sidhyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sidh (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sarva-kāryāṇi: all undertakings
• sarva-kāryāṇi: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; subject of sidhyanti

• satyam: truly
• satyam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya usage as emphatic assertion (सत्यं-प्रयोग)

• satyam: truly
• satyam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya usage as repetition for emphasis

• na: no / not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/existential subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate noun (there is no doubt)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Śravaṇa (listening) to Śiva–Pārvatī carita as a purifying upāya that yields siddhi in undertakings; emphasizes bhakti as a conduit for Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that śravaṇa (devout listening) to the pure and auspicious life-account of Śiva and Pārvatī, performed with inner and outer purity (śauca), becomes a direct means of Śiva’s grace—bringing success in righteous aims and supporting liberation-oriented devotion.

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

In Shaiva practice, devotion to Saguna Śiva is nourished not only by pūjā of the Liṅga but also by śravaṇa of Śiva-kathā. Hearing the divine deeds of Śiva-Śivā (Pārvatī) stabilizes bhakti and aligns the devotee’s actions with auspiciousness (śivam), which is the living spirit of Liṅga-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse specifically recommends śauca (purity) followed by śravaṇa (listening) of Śiva-Pārvatī carita. Practically, one may bathe, maintain a clean space, apply vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra), and listen/recite with remembrance of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”