Shloka 15

शङ्खचूडकृततपः—ब्रह्मवरकवचप्राप्तिः / Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Austerity—Brahmā’s Boon and the Bestowal of the Kavaca

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्येवं वचनं श्रुत्वा सकामं तमुवाच सा

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | ityevaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā sakāmaṃ tamuvāca sā

Translation

Sanatkumāra said: Hearing his words spoken in that manner, she then addressed him—who was still moved by desire.

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (in this manner)

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having heard’

• सकामम्: desirous/lustful
• सकामम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (कामेन सह/कामवान्); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तम् इति विशेषण

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva insight that kama (desire) colors perception and dialogue; spiritual progress begins when desire is recognized and redirected toward Shiva-bhakti and dharma.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it frames a common Purāṇic contrast: desire-driven intention versus devotion-driven intention. In Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, the devotee is taught to offer motives into worship, purifying kama into single-pointed bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to precede worship with sankalpa-shuddhi (purifying intention): mentally offer desire at Shiva’s feet, then recite the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with steady breath and a calm mind.