Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा त्रपाभारविनम्रतरकंधरः । प्रावृत्य वाससा मौलिं प्राविशन्निजमन्दिरम्

Transliteration

iti śrutvā trapābhāravinamratarakaṃdharaḥ | prāvṛtya vāsasā mauliṃ prāviśannijamandiram

Translation

Hearing these words, he bowed his neck even more, weighed down by modest shame; and, covering his head with his garment, he entered his own dwelling.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-बोधक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) ‘having heard’

• trapā-bhāra-vinamra-tara-kaṃdharaḥ: (he) whose neck was bent down greatly by the weight of shame
• trapā-bhāra-vinamra-tara-kaṃdharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trapā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāra (प्रातिपदिक) + vinamra (प्रातिपदिक) + tara (प्रत्यय) + kaṃdhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘trapāyāḥ bhāreṇa vinamra-taraḥ kaṃdharaḥ’ (neck bent more due to the burden of shame); विशेषण used substantively

• prāvṛtya: having covered
• prāvṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) ‘having covered/wrapped’

• vāsasā: with a cloth/garment
• vāsasā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• maulim: head/crown (top of the head)
• maulim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mauli (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• prāviśat: entered
• prāviśat: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viś (धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• nija-mandiram: his own house
• nija-mandiram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक) + mandira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (own + house)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva virtue of vinaya (humility): when truth or instruction is heard, the ego softens, expressed outwardly as modest restraint and inwardly as readiness for self-correction—qualities that support bhakti and spiritual purification.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is not only ritual but also a discipline of conduct; approaching Saguna Shiva with humility and self-restraint is presented as an essential inner offering, making external worship fruitful.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a bowed head and a quiet, modest mind, cultivating surrender (śaraṇāgati); if doing pūjā, maintain decorum and purity of demeanor as part of the offering.