Shloka 29

Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

अद्य मे चिंतया किं स्यादिति तत्त्वं विचार्य सा । न चकार तदा दुःखं शिवे धैर्यं समागता

Transliteration

adya me ciṃtayā kiṃ syāditi tattvaṃ vicārya sā | na cakāra tadā duḥkhaṃ śive dhairyaṃ samāgatā

Translation

Reflecting on the truth—“What, indeed, could come of my anxiety today?”—she no longer gave way to sorrow then; taking refuge in Śiva, she became steady and courageous.

Word by Word

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular) एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• चिन्तया: by/with worry
• चिन्तया: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: कर्म/विधेय (interrogative complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• स्यात्: might be/would be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-चिह्न (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• तत्त्वम्: the truth/reality
• तत्त्वम्: कर्म (Object of विचार्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• विचार्य: having considered
• विचार्य: पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर्/चिन्त् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having considered/reflected’

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• चकार: did/made
• चकार: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• शिवे: in/with Śiva
• शिवे: अधिकरण (Locus: in Śiva/with regard to Śiva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन

• धैर्यम्: steadfastness/courage
• धैर्यम्: कर्म (Object; attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• समागता: having attained/come to
• समागता: विधेय (predicate: ‘having come/attained’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle used predicatively), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that anxiety loses its power when one reflects on tattva (right understanding) and rests the mind in Śiva; such surrender brings dhairya—inner steadiness that dissolves grief.

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

Taking refuge in Śiva here aligns with Saguna upāsanā—remembering and trusting the Lord through tangible supports like the Śiva-liṅga, which stabilizes the mind and transforms sorrow into devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with calm reflection on tattva, optionally accompanied by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa to reinforce steadiness and remembrance.