Shloka 32

काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva

Devanagari script

भवत्यचल तत्संगाद्विषयोत्पत्तिराशु वै । विनश्यति च वैराग्यं ततो भ्रश्यति सत्तपः

Transliteration

bhavatyacala tatsaṃgādviṣayotpattirāśu vai | vinaśyati ca vairāgyaṃ tato bhraśyati sattapaḥ

Translation

O steadfast one, from association with that (worldly influence), the arising of sense-objects quickly occurs. Detachment (vairāgya) is then destroyed, and from that the true, sattvic austerity falls away.

Word by Word

• भवति: arises/comes to be
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अचल: O immovable one (mountain)
• अचल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन, संबोधन (vocative)

• तत्संगात्: from that association
• तत्संगात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्-संग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन, पञ्चमी (ablative singular); तत्पुरुषः (तस्य संगः)

• विषयोत्पत्तिः: the arising of sense-objects/desires
• विषयोत्पत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय-उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन, प्रथमा; तत्पुरुषः (विषयाणाम् उत्पत्तिः)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: शीघ्रार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• विनश्यति: perishes
• विनश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• वैराग्यम्: dispassion
• वैराग्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन, प्रथमा

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तदर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: then/from that)

• भ्रश्यति: falls away/declines
• भ्रश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भ्रंश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सत्-तपः: true/austere penance
• सत्-तपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन, प्रथमा; कर्मधारयः (सत् तपः = उत्तमं तपः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It warns that wrong association (saṅga) quickly stimulates desire for sense-objects, which erodes vairāgya; once detachment weakens, even sincere tapas loses purity and power—so the seeker must guard inner company and impressions to remain oriented to Pati (Shiva).

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

Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship disciplines the senses through reverent focus, mantra, and ritual purity; this counteracts viṣaya-utpatti (sense-impulse) and preserves vairāgya, allowing devotion to mature into steadiness and liberation-oriented practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain protective discipline: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), worship with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and/or Rudrākṣa as reminders of renunciation, and deliberate avoidance of desire-stimulating company to keep tapas sattvic.