Shloka 39

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

Dāna

Devanagari script

वसुन्धरोवाच । जानासि भावं भावज्ञ कामार्तानां च योषिताम् । न च स्वं स्वामिनं शम्भो ईश्वरं पाति सन्ततम्

Transliteration

vasundharovāca | jānāsi bhāvaṃ bhāvajña kāmārtānāṃ ca yoṣitām | na ca svaṃ svāminaṃ śambho īśvaraṃ pāti santatam

Translation

Vasundharā said: “O knower of inner states, you understand the minds of women distressed by desire. Yet, O Śambhu, the fickle mind does not constantly guard—nor remain faithful to—its own Lord, the Supreme Īśvara.”

Word by Word

• वसुन्धरः: Vasundhara
• वसुन्धरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• जानासि: you know
• जानासि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• भावम्: the nature/feeling
• भावम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• भावज्ञ: O knower of feelings
• भावज्ञ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: भावस्य ज्ञः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• कामार्तानाम्: of those afflicted by desire
• कामार्तानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/उपपद-भाव: कामेन आर्ताः), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• योषिताम्: of women
• योषिताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

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

• स्वम्: one’s own
• स्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वामिनम्: master/lord (husband)
• स्वामिनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शम्भो: O Shambhu
• शम्भो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पाति: protects/guards
• पाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सन्ततम्: constantly
• सन्ततम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सन्तत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverbial accusative: ‘continually’)

Speaker

Vasundhara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No Jyotirliṅga locus; the verse is a moral-psychological observation: kāma disturbs the mind, and the mind fails to ‘guard’ its own Lord—an implicit teaching on bondage (pāśa) and the need for grace.

Significance: Soteriological hint: recognize the mind’s fickleness under kāma as pāśa; turn to Paśupati for mastery over the inner instrument (antaḥkaraṇa) and for anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights a Shaiva insight: desire agitates the mind, and the untrained mind fails to stay devoted to Pati (Śiva). Steady bhakti and inner discipline are needed for fidelity to the Supreme Lord.

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

By contrasting fleeting desire-driven tendencies with steadfast devotion, it supports Saguna worship—fixing the mind on Śiva (often through Liṅga-upāsanā) so consciousness remains anchored in the Lord rather than in kama.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with restraint of the senses; regular worship with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa can support steadiness and reduce desire’s agitation.