Shloka 63

ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

दिव्यदेहत्वमापन्ना स्वमाता च व्यदृश्यत । धन्योसि कृतकृत्योसि पवित्रं च कुलं त्वया

Transliteration

divyadehatvamāpannā svamātā ca vyadṛśyata | dhanyosi kṛtakṛtyosi pavitraṃ ca kulaṃ tvayā

Translation

Then his own mother appeared, having attained a divine body, and she said: “Blessed are you; your life’s purpose is fulfilled. Through you, this lineage too has been made pure.”

Word by Word

• दिव्य-देहत्वम्: divine-bodied state
• दिव्य-देहत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + देहत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देहस्य भावः)

• आपन्ना: having attained
• आपन्ना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपद् (धातु) → आपन्न (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः—‘प्राप्तवती/प्राप्ता’

• स्व-माता: one’s own mother
• स्व-माता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘स्वा चासौ माता’

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

• व्यदृश्यत: was seen/appeared
• व्यदृश्यत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—‘दृश्यत’ = was seen/appeared

• धन्यः: fortunate/blessed
• धन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicative)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कृत-कृत्यः: one who has fulfilled his duty
• कृत-कृत्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘कृतं कृत्यं येन’ (one who has done what is to be done)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पवित्रम्: pure
• पवित्रम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• कुलम्: family/lineage
• कुलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you / through you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग (pronoun), तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), एकवचन; करण/हेतु अर्थे

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; the quoted speech is by the devotee’s mother in divine form)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The miracle culminates in an ancestral/kin uplift: the devotee’s mother appears ‘divya-deha’ (divine-bodied), declaring the son blessed and the lineage purified. This is a classic tīrtha-phala narrative: liberation/upgrade of the departed through a descendant’s merit.

Significance: Promises kula-pāvanatva (purification of lineage) and pitṛ-upakāra (benefit to ancestors) through tīrtha observance connected to Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere Shiva-bhakti can elevate the devotee to a fulfilled state (kṛtakṛtya) and extend purification and merit to one’s family, reflecting Shiva’s grace as Pati who releases the bound soul.

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

In the Kotirudrasaṃhitā context of Jyotirlinga glory, it emphasizes that Saguna Shiva worship—approaching the Lord through sacred forms and pilgrimages—yields visible grace and transformative results, even affecting ancestral bonds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steady Shiva-bhakti supported by simple disciplines—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), vibhūti/Tripuṇḍra, and reverent pilgrimage or Linga-pūjā—leading to inner purification and divine upliftment.