Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

ऊनविंशतिकोऽसि त्वमेषा षोडशवार्षिकी । एतां संवृणु सद्वृत्तां पितृभक्तियुतो भव

Transliteration

ūnaviṃśatiko'si tvameṣā ṣoḍaśavārṣikī | etāṃ saṃvṛṇu sadvṛttāṃ pitṛbhaktiyuto bhava

Translation

You are not yet nineteen years of age, and she is sixteen. Marry this virtuous, well-conducted maiden, and be endowed with devotion and dutiful reverence toward your father.

Word by Word

• ऊन-विṃशतिकः: nineteen-year-old
• ऊन-विṃशतिकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊन (प्रातिपदिक) + विंशति (प्रातिपदिक) + क (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: विंशतेः ऊनः (less than twenty) + तद्धित ‘-क’ (age-denoting)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन (2nd person pronoun)

• एषा: this (girl)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संकेतवाचक (demonstrative)

• षोडश-वार्षिकी: sixteen-year-old
• षोडश-वार्षिकी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वार्षिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numerical): षोडश वर्षाणि यस्याः सा

• एताम्: this (one)
• एताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संवृणु: choose/accept
• संवृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√वृ (धातु; ‘to choose/accept’)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सद्वृत्ताम्: of good conduct
• सद्वृत्ताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: सत् (good) qualifying वृत्त (conduct/character)

• पितृ-भक्ति-युतः: endowed with devotion to your father
• पितृ-भक्ति-युतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: पितरि भक्ति: (devotion to father) + युत (endowed with)

• भव: become/be
• भव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Brahmā (in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narrative, advising within the creation-lineage context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Vāmadeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames household life (gṛhastha-dharma) as a disciplined spiritual foundation—choosing a virtuous partner and honoring elders becomes a support for dharma, devotion, and eventual grace (anugraha) in Shaiva understanding.

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

Though not directly about the Liṅga, it establishes ethical purity and filial responsibility as prerequisites for fruitful Saguna Shiva worship—outer ritual gains power when grounded in right conduct (sadvṛtta) and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies dharmic discipline rather than a specific rite: live with self-restraint, honor parents/elders, and then perform Shiva worship (e.g., daily pañcākṣarī japa and Liṅga-pūjā) with a purified intention.