Shloka 24

कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera

Devanagari script

तातानुरूपो रूपेण यशसा कुलशीलतः । ततो न त्रपसे किन्नस्त्यज दुर्वृत्ततां स्वकाम्

Transliteration

tātānurūpo rūpeṇa yaśasā kulaśīlataḥ | tato na trapase kinnastyaja durvṛttatāṃ svakām

Translation

“You are in every way worthy of your father—by your appearance, your fame, your lineage, and your conduct. Why, then, do you not feel ashamed? What is lacking? Abandon this self-chosen wicked behavior.”

Word by Word

• तात-अनुरूपः: befitting your father
• तात-अनुरूपः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: तातस्य अनुरूपः (conforming to father)

• रूपेण: by appearance
• रूपेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• यशसा: by fame
• यशसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• कुल-शीलतः: in respect of family and conduct
• कुल-शीलतः: Hetu/Viṣaya (हेतु/विषय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + शील (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिलन्त (ablatival adverb) ‘-तः’ = ‘from/with respect to’; पूर्वपदद्वन्द्व: कुलं च शीलं च

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Vākyopanyāsa (वाक्योपन्यास)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिलन्त/प्रकारार्थ (therefore/from that)

• न: not
• न: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• त्रपसे: you feel ashamed
• त्रपसे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्रप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• किम्: why/what
• किम्: Prayojana/Hetu (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• न: not
• न: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दुर्वृत्तताम्: wicked conduct
• दुर्वृत्तताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वृत्तता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वकाम्: your own
• स्वकाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + का (प्रातिपदिक; ‘one’s own’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: स्वा सा का (your own) qualifying ‘दुर्वृत्तताम्’

Speaker

Brahmā (in the Sṛṣṭi narrative, admonishing a wayward being)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that true nobility is proven by conduct: one must renounce self-willed unrighteousness and return to dharma, which purifies the mind and prepares it for Shiva-bhakti and liberation.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is grounded in inner purity and disciplined character; abandoning durvṛtta aligns the devotee with the sattvic disposition required for fruitful Saguna Shiva devotion and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dharmic self-restraint supported by daily Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with repentance and a vow to abandon harmful habits.