Shloka 7

संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇana) — “Account of Sandhyā’s Story”

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । शृणु त्वं च मुने सर्वं संध्यायाश्चरितं शुभम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वकामिन्यस्साध्व्यस्स्युस्सर्वदा मुने

Transliteration

brahmovāca | śṛṇu tvaṃ ca mune sarvaṃ saṃdhyāyāścaritaṃ śubham | yacchrutvā sarvakāminyassādhvyassyussarvadā mune

Translation

Brahmā said: O sage, listen to the entire auspicious account of Sandhyā. Hearing it, O sage, women of every aspiration become ever virtuous and steadfast in dharma.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• संध्यायाः: of Sandhyā
• संध्यायाः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन (genitive)

• चरितम्: deed/story
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √चर्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) used as noun

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying चरितम्)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• सर्वकामिन्यः: all desirous women
• सर्वकामिन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + कामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (all + desirous women)

• साध्व्यः: virtuous women
• साध्व्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• स्युः: would become / may be
• स्युः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; this is a didactic framing promising phala-śruti for hearing Sandhyā’s narrative and its dharmic outcome.

Significance: Śravaṇa (hearing) of śubha-carita is presented as a purifier that strengthens strī-dharma/pativratā-bhāva and steadiness in vows.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Sandhya

FAQs

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

The verse praises śravaṇa (devout listening) as a purifying, dharma-strengthening act: hearing an auspicious sacred narrative refines intention and conduct, supporting steadiness in virtue and devotion.

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

Though the verse does not name the Liṅga directly, it establishes the Shaiva method of approach—hearing and internalizing sacred accounts—which prepares the mind for Saguna Shiva worship (ritual, mantra, and reverence) with purity and right resolve.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests śravaṇa of Shiva Purana kathā as a regular practice, especially at auspicious times like sandhyā (twilight) hours; this can be paired with simple japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to stabilize virtue and devotion.