Shloka 43

तुलसी-शङ्खचूडोपाख्यानम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and the Tulasī Episode

Prelude to Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Fall

Devanagari script

इदं शरीरं त्यक्त्वा च दिव्यदेहं विधाय च । रमस्व हरिणा नित्यं रमया सदृशी भव

Transliteration

idaṃ śarīraṃ tyaktvā ca divyadehaṃ vidhāya ca | ramasva hariṇā nityaṃ ramayā sadṛśī bhava

Translation

Abandoning this present body and assuming a divine form, rejoice eternally with Hari; become equal in splendour and blessedness to Ramā (Lakṣmī).

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; demonstrative

• शरीरम्: body
• शरीरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दिव्यदेहम्: a divine body
• दिव्यदेहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (दिव्यः देहः)

• विधाय: having made, having assumed
• विधाय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having made/arranged)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रमस्व: enjoy, sport, delight
• रमस्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• हरिणा: with Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिणा: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• रमया: with Rama (Lakshmi)
• रमया: Upamana/Association (सह/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental

• सदृशी: similar, like
• सदृशी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• भव: become, be
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic dialogue in Rudrasaṃhitā, Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Rama (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It points to transcendence of the perishable body and attainment of a divya-deha (divine embodiment), describing liberation as everlasting bliss and perfected state beyond mortal limitation.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, disciplined devotion to Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) purifies the soul and loosens pāśa (bondage), culminating in a transformed, divine state; the verse expresses that liberated fruition in devotional language.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steady bhakti leading to inner transformation—classically supported in Shiva Purana by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and Rudrāksha as aids to purity and one-pointed remembrance.