Shloka 38

Devanagari script

कालत्रयेपि न यतो महेशद्रोहिणां सुखम् । ततोऽवश्यं मया प्राप्तं दुःखमद्य त्वया सह

Transliteration

kālatrayepi na yato maheśadrohiṇāṃ sukham | tato'vaśyaṃ mayā prāptaṃ duḥkhamadya tvayā saha

Translation

Since, in all the three times (past, present, and future), there is no happiness for those who betray Mahesha, therefore I have inevitably met with suffering today—along with you.

Word by Word

• काल-त्रये: in the three times (past, present, future)
• काल-त्रये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: 'in the three times')

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (particle: 'even/also')

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• यतः: since, because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कारणार्थक (since/because)

• महेश-द्रोहिणाम्: of those who offend Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेश-द्रोहिणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रोहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'offenders against Maheśa')

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ततः: therefore, from that
• ततः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore/from that)

• अवश्यम्: certainly, inevitably
• अवश्यम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (adverb: certainly)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्राप्तम्: obtained, received
• प्राप्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'obtained/received'

• दुःखम्: sorrow, suffering
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अद्य: today, now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (time adverb: today/now)

• त्वया: by/with you
• त्वया: Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सह: with
• सह: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (postposition: with)

Speaker

Satī (Pārvatī in her incarnation as Satī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kālatraya (past-present-future) invoked as a cosmic-moral frame

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It asserts a Shaiva moral law: opposition or betrayal of Mahesha (Pati, the supreme Lord) never yields lasting happiness in any time; suffering arises inevitably from Shiva-aparādha and from aligning with those who commit it.

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

In the Satīkhaṇḍa narrative, honoring Śiva as the worship-worthy Lord (often through Liṅga-bhakti and reverence to his status) is contrasted with disrespect; the verse reinforces that devotion to Saguna Śiva protects and elevates, while contempt for him leads to downfall.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to avoid Shiva-aparādha and cultivate Śiva-bhakti—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), respectful worship of the Liṅga, and living with humility and reverence toward Śiva and his devotees.