Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

सुस्त्रीकास्सुधनाश्चैव स्वायुष्याश्च विचक्षणाः । विद्यावंतो ह्युदाराश्च भुक्तिमुक्तिफलाप्तये

Transliteration

sustrīkāssudhanāścaiva svāyuṣyāśca vicakṣaṇāḥ | vidyāvaṃto hyudārāśca bhuktimuktiphalāptaye

Translation

They are blessed with a virtuous wife, endowed with wealth, long life, and discerning wisdom; learned and noble as well—so that they may attain the fruits of both bhukti (worldly enjoyment) and mukti (final liberation).

Word by Word

• सु-स्त्रीकाः: good husbands / men with good wives
• सु-स्त्रीकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + स्त्रीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (विशेषणपूर्वकः)

• सु-धनाः: wealthy (well-endowed)
• सु-धनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• स्व-आयुष्याः: long-lived (having their own full lifespan)
• स्व-आयुष्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य आयुष्यं येषाम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• विचक्षणाः: discerning, wise
• विचक्षणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विद्या-वन्तः: learned, possessing knowledge
• विद्या-वन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + वन्त् (प्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; वन्त-प्रत्यय (possessive)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• उदाराः: noble, generous
• उदाराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-आप्तये: for attaining the fruits of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-आप्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + आप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (फलस्य आप्तिः—भुक्तिमुक्त्योः फलम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that sincere devotion to Lord Shiva (as praised in the Kotirudra Saṃhitā context of Jyotirlinga merit) perfects both aims of life—bhukti (well-being, virtue, prosperity) and mukti (release)—showing Shiva as the compassionate Pati who uplifts the soul (paśu) from bondage.

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

In the Kotirudra Saṃhitā, Shiva’s Saguna grace is commonly accessed through Linga/Jyotirlinga worship and pilgrimage; this verse summarizes the promised results—harmonious household life, wisdom, and finally liberation—indicating that the visible Linga becomes a doorway to the highest (Nirguna) realization through Shiva’s blessing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steady Shiva-bhakti aimed at both purification and grace—regular Linga worship with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and pilgrimage/service to Jyotirlinga shrines, undertaken with a desire to mature from bhukti toward mukti.