Shloka 33

नारीसन्देहभञ्जक-शम्भ्ववतारकथा

The Account of Śambhu’s Incarnation that Dispels Doubts Concerning Women

Devanagari script

केनचित्कर्मदोषेण सम्प्राप्तोयं दशामिमाम् । तद्भुक्त्वा परमं श्रेयः प्राप्स्यते त्वदनुग्रहात्

Transliteration

kenacitkarmadoṣeṇa samprāptoyaṃ daśāmimām | tadbhuktvā paramaṃ śreyaḥ prāpsyate tvadanugrahāt

Translation

Durch irgendeinen Fehltritt, der aus früheren Taten erwuchs, ist dieser in diesen Zustand geraten. Nachdem er die karmische Frucht erfahren und erschöpft hat, wird er durch Deine Gnade das höchste Heil erlangen.

Word by Word

• केनचित्: by some
• केनचित्: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोगे; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-निर्देश (indefinite: by some)

• कर्म-दोषेण: by the fault of (past) actions
• कर्म-दोषेण: हेतु/करण (Hetu/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: कर्मणः दोषः; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

• सम्प्राप्तः: has reached / has come to
• सम्प्राप्तः: क्रिया (Predicative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √प्राप् (धातु) → सम्प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicative: ‘has attained/has come to’

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दशाम्: state/condition
• दशाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण to ‘दशाम्’

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; refers to ‘that (state/experience)’ as object of ‘भुक्त्वा’

• भुक्त्वा: having endured/experienced
• भुक्त्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having experienced/enjoyed/endured’

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण to ‘श्रेयः’

• श्रेयः: the highest good
• श्रेयः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object of ‘प्राप्स्यते’

• प्राप्स्यते: will be attained
• प्राप्स्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √आप्/√आप्नोति (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘will be attained’

• त्वत्-अनुग्रहात्: from your grace
• त्वत्-अनुग्रहात्: अपादान/हेतु (Apādāna/Source-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: त्वस्य अनुग्रहः; पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause/source)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the puranic teaching on karma and Shiva’s grace within the Shatarudrasaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General doctrinal statement on karmic defect (karmadoṣa) and its exhaustion (bhoga) culminating in the highest good by Śiva’s grace; not tied to a specific shrine.

Significance: Encourages pilgrims/devotees to interpret suffering as karmic fruition under divine governance, cultivating patience and reliance on Śiva’s anugraha for mokṣa.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that suffering can be the ripening of past karma, and that after karma is exhausted, the soul attains the highest good chiefly through Shiva’s grace (anugraha), aligning with Shaiva emphasis on divine intervention alongside moral causality.

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

It implies that turning to Saguna Shiva—worshiping the Linga with devotion—invokes anugraha, by which karmic bondage is loosened and the devotee is led toward śreyaḥ (ultimate auspicious liberation).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Endure karmic results with remembrance of Shiva and steady bhakti; practically, this aligns with daily Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Linga-pūjā as grace-oriented disciplines.