Shloka 43

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

Dāna

Devanagari script

शंकर उवाच । देव्यो न ब्रूत वचनमेवंभूतं ममान्तिकम् । जगतां मातरः साध्व्यः पुत्रे चपलता कथम्

Transliteration

śaṃkara uvāca | devyo na brūta vacanamevaṃbhūtaṃ mamāntikam | jagatāṃ mātaraḥ sādhvyaḥ putre capalatā katham

Translation

Śaṅkara said: “O goddesses, do not speak such words to me. You are the virtuous mothers of the worlds—how could there be fickleness toward your own son?”

Word by Word

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); speaker tag

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• devyaḥ: O goddesses/ladies
• devyaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन)

• na: do not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• brūta: say/speak
• brūta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vacanam: words/speech
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• evaṃbhūtam: of such a kind
• evaṃbhūtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evaṃbhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective of vacanam

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• antikam: near (me) / in my presence
• antikam: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially 'near/presence'

• jagatām: of the worlds
• jagatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mātaraḥ: mothers
• mātaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sādhvyaḥ: virtuous ladies
• sādhvyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective of mātaraḥ

• putre: in/with regard to a son
• putre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• capalatā: fickleness/restlessness
• capalatā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: capalatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• katham: how?
• katham: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative adverb (प्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Shankara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

Shiva restrains harmful speech and reminds the divine mothers that true dharma is steadiness, compassion, and protection—qualities that support inner purity and the path toward liberation.

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

As Saguna Shiva, Shankara models ideal conduct: measured speech and dharmic relationships. Linga-worship likewise trains the devotee to offer mind and speech into Shiva, cultivating steadiness rather than agitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice disciplined speech (mauna or mindful speech) while doing japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and offer a simple mental arghya to Shiva-Linga, resolving to avoid impulsive words and reactions.