Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

विवाहकरणं लोके विज्ञेयं परबंधनम् । तस्मात्तस्य रुचिर्नो मे सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम्

Transliteration

vivāhakaraṇaṃ loke vijñeyaṃ parabaṃdhanam | tasmāttasya rucirno me satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmyaham

Translation

In this world, marriage is to be understood as a supreme bond, a binding tie. Therefore I have no inclination for it—truth, truth indeed, I declare.

Word by Word

• vivāha-karaṇam: the act of marriage
• vivāha-karaṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivāha + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विवाहस्य करणम् = act of marriage)

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• vijñeyam: is to be known/should be understood
• vijñeyam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñā (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्य/यत्-भावः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (to be known)

• para-bandhanam: a great bondage
• para-bandhanam: Pratipādya (प्रातिपाद्य/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para + bandhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परं बन्धनम् = great bondage)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम्; indeclinable in sense: 'therefore/from that'

• tasya: of that/of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ruciḥ: liking/interest
• ruciḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ruci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• naḥ: of us/our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; enclitic pronoun

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic pronoun

• satyam: truly
• satyam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; adverbial accusative (सत्यं = truly)

• satyam: truly
• satyam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति-बलार्थम्; adverbial accusative

• vadāmi: I say
• vadāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: वद् (भाषणे)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Sati

FAQs

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

Sati points to worldly relationships as binding ties (pāśa), highlighting vairāgya—inner detachment—as a prerequisite for single-pointed devotion to Pati (Shiva) and the pursuit of liberation.

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

By rejecting worldly fixation, the mind becomes fit for Saguna Shiva-upāsanā—steady worship of Shiva’s auspicious form (including the Liṅga), where devotion replaces attachment and leads toward grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is cultivating detachment alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Shiva-dhyāna, using discipline to reduce binding desires.