Shloka 15

Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra

Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms

Devanagari script

तस्याः स्तन्यं तदा पीत्वा संतृप्तोऽस्मि मुहुर्मुहुः । श्रुतवान्निश्चलं तद्वै निश्चितं मे विचारितम्

Transliteration

tasyāḥ stanyaṃ tadā pītvā saṃtṛpto'smi muhurmuhuḥ | śrutavānniścalaṃ tadvai niścitaṃ me vicāritam

Translation

Having then drunk her breast-milk, I have again and again become fully satisfied. And having heard that unwavering truth, I have reflected upon it, and it stands firmly concluded in my mind.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• स्तन्यम्: breast-milk
• स्तन्यम्: कर्म (object of ‘पीत्वा’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया ‘having drunk’

• संतृप्तः: satisfied
• संतृप्तः: कर्ता (subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-तृप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्तरि कृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्तुः अवस्था

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (repeatedly)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (repetition; paired usage)

• श्रुतवान्: having heard
• श्रुतवान्: कर्ता (speaker)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्तवतु (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तरि क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfect participle/‘having heard’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• निश्चलम्: steadfast/unchanging
• निश्चलम्: कर्म (object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तत्’ (अर्थतः) विशेषण

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, निश्चयार्थक/प्रमाणार्थक (indeed)

• निश्चितम्: ascertained/decided
• निश्चितम्: क्रिया/विधेय (predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-चित् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘निर्धारितम्’

• मे: for me/by me
• मे: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (dative/genitive nuance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (4th/6th Dat/Gen), एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठ्यर्थे ‘मम’ (by me/for me)

• विचारितम्: considered/reflected upon
• विचारितम्: क्रिया (predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पर्यालोचितम्’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa discourse as received in the Shiva Purana tradition)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It highlights inner fulfillment and firm conviction born from receiving nourishment (symbolic of grace and right instruction) and then stabilizing that teaching through śravaṇa (hearing) and vicāra (reflective inquiry), leading toward steady knowledge aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā) matures the devotee’s mind; the verse emphasizes the next step—making the received teaching ‘niścala’ through contemplation—so devotion culminates in settled understanding of Shiva as Pati, the liberating Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily śravaṇa of Shiva-tattva teachings, followed by quiet japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and vicāra—sitting steadily and reflecting until the mind becomes niścala (unwavering).