Shloka 39

पूर्वगतिवर्णनम् (Pūrvagati-varṇana) — “Description of the Prior Course / Earlier Lineage Account”

Devanagari script

धन्या सुता स्मृता सीता रामपत्नी भविष्यति । लौकिकाचारमाश्रित्य रामेण विहरिष्यति

Transliteration

dhanyā sutā smṛtā sītā rāmapatnī bhaviṣyati | laukikācāramāśritya rāmeṇa vihariṣyati

Translation

That blessed daughter will be known as Sītā and will become the wife of Rāma. Upholding the accepted conduct of the world (dharma in worldly life), she will dwell and delight in companionship with Rāma.

Word by Word

• dhanyā: blessed/fortunate
• dhanyā: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधानविशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; predicate adjective

• sutā: daughter
• sutā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• smṛtā: is called/known as
• smṛtā: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative verbal idea)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kṛdanta: past passive participle (क्त), Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘is called/remembered as’

• sītā: Sītā
• sītā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• rāma-patnī: Rama’s wife
• rāma-patnī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (ṣaṣṭhī) ‘rāmasya patnī’

• bhaviṣyati: will be/will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ lakāra (Simple Future), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• laukika-ācāram: worldly conduct/custom
• laukika-ācāram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laukika (प्रातिपदिक) + ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya ‘laukikaḥ ācāraḥ’ = ‘worldly conduct’

• āśritya: having resorted to
• āśritya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√śri (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having resorted to/depending on’

• rāmeṇa: with Rama
• rāmeṇa: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana

• vihariṣyati: will sport/roam/enjoy
• vihariṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ lakāra (Simple Future), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama

FAQs

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

It presents an ideal of dharmic living: even a blessed, divinely significant soul is shown honoring laukikācāra (right worldly conduct), teaching that spiritual destiny and liberation-oriented virtue are upheld through disciplined, righteous life.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s Saguna framework, divine order is protected through righteous roles and relationships; such dharma supports purity of mind and devotion, which in turn become fit supports for Shiva-bhakti and Linga-oriented worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse emphasizes dharmic conduct as a daily sādhana; as a practical takeaway, one may pair disciplined living with steady japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to align worldly duties with Shiva-bhakti.