Shloka 34

वैवाहिकानुष्ठानसमापनं दानप्रशंसा च / Completion of Wedding Rites and Praise of Gifts

Dāna

Devanagari script

अरुन्धत्युवाच । मया दत्तां सतीमेनां तुभ्यन्दातुमनीप्सिताम् । विविधं बोधयित्वेमां सुरतिं कर्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

arundhatyuvāca | mayā dattāṃ satīmenāṃ tubhyandātumanīpsitām | vividhaṃ bodhayitvemāṃ suratiṃ kartumarhasi

Translation

Arundhatī said: “I have given you this virtuous lady, though she was not inclined to be given away. After instructing her in various ways, you should duly unite with her in conjugal intimacy.”

Word by Word

• अरुन्धती: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष-प्रयोग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• दत्ताम्: given
• दत्ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘एनाम्’ इति विशेषण

• सतीम्: the virtuous woman / Satī
• सतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• एनाम्: this (her)
• एनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, मध्यमपुरुष-प्रयोग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• दातुम्: to give
• दातुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (Infinitive/तुमुन्)

• अनीप्सिताम्: undesired, not wished for
• अनीप्सिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्-ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स् ‘to desire’ से निष्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘एनाम्/सतीम्’ इति विशेषण

• विविधम्: in various ways
• विविधम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• बोधयित्वा: having instructed
• बोधयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/क्त्वा), णिजन्त (causative)

• इमाम्: this (her)
• इमाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सुरतिम्: a good union / love-making
• सुरतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do, to make
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (Infinitive/तुमुन्)

• अर्हसि: you should / you are fit to
• अर्हसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Arundhatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Arundhatī

FAQs

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

The verse frames household life (gṛhastha-dharma) as a regulated, dharmic path: guidance, consent through understanding, and right conduct are emphasized before conjugal union, aligning desire with discipline.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s broader Shaiva view, even worldly duties are to be harmonized with dharma so that life becomes fit for Shiva-bhakti; disciplined conduct supports inner purity needed for Saguna Shiva worship and eventual turning toward the Linga as the stabilizing spiritual center.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the practical takeaway is dharmic self-restraint and right instruction. For Shaiva practice alongside household duties, one may uphold daily Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and maintain purity with Tripuṇḍra and devotion.