Shloka 5

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

सर्वाश्च रुरुदुर्नार्य्यस्सर्वमासीदचेतनम् । स्वयं रुरोद योगीशो गच्छन्कोन्य परः प्रभुः

Transliteration

sarvāśca rurudurnāryyassarvamāsīdacetanam | svayaṃ ruroda yogīśo gacchankonya paraḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

Alle Frauen weinten, und alles war wie ohne Bewusstsein. Selbst der Herr der Yogins weinte beim Fortgehen—wer sonst ist ein höchster Gebieter wie Er?

Word by Word

• sarvāḥ: all (women)
• sarvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/Nominative), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avadhāraṇa (समुच्चय) conjunction

• ruruduḥ: wept
• ruruduḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rud (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्, Imperfect/Past), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• nāryaḥ: women
• nāryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/Nominative), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana (Singular)

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्, Imperfect/Past), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• acetanam: unconscious, insensate
• acetanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-cetana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā vibhakti (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of sarvam

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphasis/reflexive adverb

• ruroda: wept
• ruroda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rud (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्, Perfect), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• yogīśaḥ: lord of yogis
• yogīśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin + īśa (प्रातिपदिक; योगिन् + ईश)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (योगिनाम् ईशः)

• gacchan: going
• gacchan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (present active participle/शतृ), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agreeing with prabhuḥ

• kaḥ: who?
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; interrogative pronoun

• anyaḥ: other
• anyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of kaḥ/prabhuḥ

• paraḥ: supreme
• paraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of prabhuḥ

• prabhuḥ: Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s supreme compassion: though the transcendent Yogīśvara is beyond grief, He participates in the world’s emotions to uplift devotees, intensifying bhakti through the pain of separation (viraha).

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

It supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees relate to Śiva as a personal Lord who responds to devotion. In Linga worship, this same compassionate Pati is approached through a tangible form while remaining inwardly supreme and untouched.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice viraha-bhakti with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and steady meditation on Śiva as Yogīśvara, letting emotion turn into surrender rather than despair.