Shloka 23

Devanagari script

असौ बालः कुदाता हि भविष्यति गुणी तव । ममापि सुखदाता हि गृहाणैनं यथारुचि

Transliteration

asau bālaḥ kudātā hi bhaviṣyati guṇī tava | mamāpi sukhadātā hi gṛhāṇainaṃ yathāruci

Translation

This boy will indeed become a giver of worthy gifts and a virtuous one for you; and for me also he will surely be a bestower of happiness. Accept him, as you please.

Word by Word

• असौ: that (one)
• असौ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of बालः)

• बालः: the child
• बालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कु-दाता: a (seemingly) bad giver
• कु-दाता: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कु (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + दाता (प्रातिपदिक; √दा धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (‘bad giver’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate noun)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• गुणी: virtuous
• गुणी: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of बालः)

• तव: for you/of you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मम: for me/of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (also/even)

• सुख-दाता: giver of happiness
• सुख-दाता: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + दाता (प्रातिपदिक; √दा)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (‘giver of happiness’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate noun)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• गृहाण: accept/take
• गृहाण: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him/this one
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यथा-रुचि: as you like
• यथा-रुचि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + रुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (adverbial)

Speaker

Himavat (Himalaya), speaking to Menā (Mainā) in the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative context

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Himavat
• Menā
• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes discernment rooted in dharma: accepting a person who will be guṇī (virtuous) and sukha-dātā (a source of well-being), reflecting the Shaiva view that right relationships should support inner harmony and devotion.

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

In the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa setting, household decisions are framed as supportive to devotion; a dharmic union and virtuous companionship become a stable ground for saguna-bhakti—worship of Shiva with form, including Linga worship—leading the mind toward Shiva-centered living.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

While no specific rite is stated, the takeaway is to align choices with dharma and sattva; practitioners may reinforce this by daily Shiva-smaraṇa and japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate guṇa and auspiciousness.