Shloka 19

देवर्षि-प्रश्नः तथा असुर-वध-हेतुनिवेदनम् | The Devas’ Petition and the Cause for Slaying Asuras

Devanagari script

तस्माद्विश्वहितार्थाय सुराणां सुखहेतवे । परिगृह्णीष्व भार्यार्थे रामामेकां सुशोभनाम्

Transliteration

tasmādviśvahitārthāya surāṇāṃ sukhahetave | parigṛhṇīṣva bhāryārthe rāmāmekāṃ suśobhanām

Translation

Therefore, for the welfare of the whole world and for the happiness of the gods, accept as your wife this one splendid and beautiful maiden, Ramā.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Nimitta (निमित्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति पञ्चमी-रूपेण अव्ययीभूत (ablatival adverbial use); “therefore/from that”

• विश्व-हित-अर्थाय: for the purpose of the welfare of the universe
• विश्व-हित-अर्थाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + हित (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: विश्वस्य हितस्य अर्थः; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (अर्थ)

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• सुख-हेतवे: for (their) happiness as a cause
• सुख-हेतवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: सुखस्य हेतुः; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (हेतु)

• परि-गृह्णीष्व: accept / take (as wife)
• परि-गृह्णीष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: √ग्रह् (to take)

• भार्य-अर्थे: for (the purpose of) a wife
• भार्य-अर्थे: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: भार्यायाः अर्थे; सप्तमी (7th/Locative) एकवचन, अव्ययीभावार्थे (locative adverbial: “for the purpose of”)

• रामाम्: Rāmā (Lakṣmī)
• रामाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एकाम्: one
• एकाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of रामाम्)

• सु-शोभनाम्: very beautiful
• सु-शोभनाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/उपपद-समास: सु + शोभना; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of रामाम्)

Speaker

Brahmā (inferred, Satīkhaṇḍa marriage counsel context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse frames marriage not merely as personal desire but as loka-kalyāṇa—an act aligned with dharma that supports cosmic harmony; in Shaiva thought, righteous worldly order can serve as a foundation for devotion and eventual liberation.

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

In the Satīkhaṇḍa narrative, events surrounding divine unions and their consequences establish the field in which Saguna Shiva’s leelas unfold; devotion to Shiva (often centered on the Liṅga) is shown to protect and restore order when dharma is upheld.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the practical takeaway is dharmic resolve—undertaking sacred commitments with purity of intention, supported by Shiva-bhakti such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular Liṅga-pūjā.