Shloka 7

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

Prelude to Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Fall

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा चैव सा साध्वी परमानन्दसंयुता । राजमार्गं गवाक्षेण ददर्श परमादरात्

Transliteration

tacchrutvā caiva sā sādhvī paramānandasaṃyutā | rājamārgaṃ gavākṣeṇa dadarśa paramādarāt

Translation

Hearing that, the virtuous lady—filled with supreme bliss—looked out through the window with the greatest reverence and beheld the royal highway.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; object of hearing (in gerund construction)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

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

• साध्वी: the virtuous woman
• साध्वी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; appositional noun

• परमानन्दसंयुता: endowed with supreme bliss
• परमानन्दसंयुता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (परमः आनन्दः येन/यया संयुतः/संयुता)

• राजमार्गम्: the royal road
• राजमार्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (राज्ञः मार्गः)

• गवाक्षेण: through a window
• गवाक्षेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गवाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• परमादरात्: out of great respect
• परमादरात्: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (ablative of cause); तत्पुरुष (परमः आदरः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

The verse highlights an inner sign of grace: on hearing auspicious news, the mind becomes suffused with paramānanda, and the devotee naturally turns outward with reverence to witness the unfolding of divine events—suggesting that devotion ripens into joyful, attentive awareness.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the mood is Saguna-bhakti: reverent eagerness to behold the Lord’s manifested activity in the world. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such ādara and joyful receptivity prepare the devotee to recognize Shiva’s presence in sacred happenings and temple worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śravaṇa (devotional listening) leading to smṛti and darśana: hear sacred accounts, then sit with collected attention and reverence. One may pair this with silent japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to steady the joy and focus that arise after hearing Shiva-kathā.