Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

परंतु यादृशीं कांतां ग्रहीष्यामि तथापणम् । तच्छृणुष्व हरे ब्रह्मन् युक्तमेव वचो मम

Transliteration

paraṃtu yādṛśīṃ kāṃtāṃ grahīṣyāmi tathāpaṇam | tacchṛṇuṣva hare brahman yuktameva vaco mama

Translation

However, I shall accept as my beloved only such a consort as I have envisioned. Therefore, O Hari, O Brahmā—listen: my words are indeed reasonable.

Word by Word

• param: however
• param: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: param (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (concessive/adversative: 'however')

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात (particle: 'but')

• yādṛśīm: of what kind
• yādṛśīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yādṛśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्न/सम्बन्धवाचक विशेषण ('of what kind')

• kāntām: beloved (woman)
• kāntām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāntā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• grahīṣyāmi: I will accept/take
• grahīṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/so')

• apaṇam: condition/bargain
• apaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śṛṇuṣva: listen
• śṛṇuṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• hare: O Hari
• hare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• brahman: O Brahman
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yuktam: appropriate
• yuktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) — 'proper/appropriate'

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (restrictive particle: 'indeed/only')

• vacaḥ: speech/statement
• vacaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s unwavering divine resolve: the Lord accepts only what is perfectly aligned with dharma and the highest spiritual purpose, modeling discernment rather than impulsive desire.

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

Shiva speaks as a personal (saguṇa) Lord who guides cosmic order through clear intention; for devotees, this reinforces trusting Shiva’s will as the regulating intelligence behind life-events, even while the Liṅga points to His transcendent (nirguṇa) reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is saṅkalpa-śuddhi (purifying one’s intention): worship Shiva with a clear resolve—mentally repeat “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while offering water or bilva, asking that one’s choices become ‘yukta’ (rightly aligned).