Shloka 13

ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्

Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven

Devanagari script

हसता क्रियते कर्म रुदता परिभुज्यते । दुःखदाता न कोप्यस्ति सुखदाता न कश्चन

Transliteration

hasatā kriyate karma rudatā paribhujyate | duḥkhadātā na kopyasti sukhadātā na kaścana

Translation

Actions are performed even while one laughs, and their fruits are inevitably experienced even while one weeps. No one else is truly the giver of sorrow, and no one else the giver of happiness—these arise from one’s own karma under the unfailing ordinance of Mahādeva (Śiva).

Word by Word

• hasatā: while laughing / by laughing
• hasatā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hasat (कृदन्त; √has)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present participle); पुं/नपुंसक; तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd); एकवचन (Singular): ‘by one who laughs/while laughing’

• kriyate: is done
• kriyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लकारः—लट् (Present); पुरुषः—प्रथम (3rd); वचनम्—एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपदम्; प्रयोगः—कर्मणि (Passive): ‘is done’

• karma: action/deed
• karma: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); प्रथमा (Nominative/1st); एकवचन (Singular)

• rudatā: while crying / by crying
• rudatā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rudat (कृदन्त; √rud)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present participle); तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd); एकवचन (Singular): ‘by one who cries/while crying’

• paribhujyate: is experienced/undergone
• paribhujyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लकारः—लट् (Present); पुरुषः—प्रथम (3rd); वचनम्—एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपदम्; उपसर्गः—परि; प्रयोगः—कर्मणि (Passive): ‘is fully experienced’

• duḥkha-dātā: a giver of sorrow
• duḥkha-dātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक) + dātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (Determinative): ‘giver of sorrow’; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); प्रथमा (Nominative/1st); एकवचन (Singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (Negation particle)

• kaḥ: anyone (who)
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Interrogative/indefinite in negation); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); प्रथमा (Nominative/1st); एकवचन (Singular)

• api: at all
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (Particle); ‘even/at all’ (with negation)

• asti: exists/is
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लकारः—लट् (Present); पुरुषः—प्रथम (3rd); वचनम्—एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• sukha-dātā: a giver of happiness
• sukha-dātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + dātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (Determinative): ‘giver of happiness’; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); प्रथमा (Nominative/1st); एकवचन (Singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (Negation particle)

• kaścana: anyone whatsoever
• kaścana: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ka (प्रातिपदिक) + cana (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (Indefinite pronoun); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); प्रथमा (Nominative/1st); एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya within the Kotirudrasaṃhitā flow)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

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 karmic accountability: worldly joy and sorrow are not “given” by others but unfold from one’s own past actions, while Shiva remains the supreme regulator (Pati) whose order makes karma bear fruit—prompting detachment, repentance, and devotion.

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

By removing blame and resentment, the devotee turns inward and seeks refuge in Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord of the Linga, praying for purification of karma and steadiness of mind during Jyotirlinga worship and pilgrimage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha, offering the day’s actions to Shiva and accepting results as prārabdha—reducing agitation and strengthening vairāgya.