Shloka 19

ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

रोदनं च कृतं भूरि दुःखशान्तिर्भवेन्नहि । इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रसूं वत्सोऽब्रवीदिदम्

Transliteration

rodanaṃ ca kṛtaṃ bhūri duḥkhaśāntirbhavennahi | ityetadvacanaṃ śrutvā prasūṃ vatso'bravīdidam

Translation

“Even if one weeps greatly, sorrow is not truly stilled.” Hearing these words, the son spoke to his mother as follows.

Word by Word

• रोदनम्: weeping
• रोदनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: क्रिया-भाव (Predicative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः: 'has been done'

• भूरि: much
• भूरि: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूरि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'much, greatly')

• दुःखशान्तिः: cessation of sorrow
• दुःखशान्तिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: दुःखस्य शान्तिः = cessation of sorrow

• भवेत्: would occur/be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-चिह्न (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय (quotative)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies वचनम्)

• वचनम्: statement/words
• वचनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया: 'having heard'

• प्रसूम्: the mother (prasū)
• प्रसूम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• वत्सः: the child
• वत्सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; वाक्यवस्तु-सूचक (object of 'said')

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudra Samhita story; within the episode, the son addresses his mother)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that mere emotional release (excessive lamentation) does not uproot sorrow; lasting peace comes from right understanding and turning the mind toward Pati—Lord Shiva—through devotion and discrimination.

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

Kotirudra narratives repeatedly redirect grief and fear toward refuge in Saguna Shiva as the Linga—an accessible support for the mind—so that the devotee’s agitation is transformed into steadiness through worship, japa, and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to replace unending crying with Shiva-smaraṇa and Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), ideally alongside simple Linga-pūjā and calm breath-focused remembrance.