Shloka 35

बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle

Devanagari script

कस्मिन्कुले स वा जातो मम येन हृतं मनः । इत्युषावचनं श्रुत्वा सखी प्रोवाच तां तदा

Transliteration

kasminkule sa vā jāto mama yena hṛtaṃ manaḥ | ityuṣāvacanaṃ śrutvā sakhī provāca tāṃ tadā

Translation

Uṣā said, “In what lineage was he born—he who has stolen my heart?” Hearing her words, her companion then replied to her.

Word by Word

• कस्मिन्: in which
• कस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• कुले: family/clan
• कुले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वा: or/indeed
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• जातः: born
• जातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘born’ (predicate to सः)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• हृतम्: stolen/taken away
• हृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः

• मनः: mind/heart
• मनः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-अव्यय (quotative)

• ऊषावचनम्: Uṣā's words
• ऊषावचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊषा + वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—ऊषायाः वचनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• सखी: the (female) friend
• सखी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ताम्: to her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; dialogue includes Uṣā and her companion)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Uṣā

FAQs

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

The verse shows the mind being “taken” by attachment; Shaiva Siddhanta treats such emotion as a movement of the mind that must be guided by dharma and ultimately purified through devotion to Pati (Shiva), the Lord who steadies the heart.

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

Though the line is narrative and romantic, it frames the human mind’s tendency to cling; in Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, the same mind is redirected into single-pointed bhakti—seeing Shiva as the rightful ‘holder’ of the heart rather than transient objects.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is mantra-japa to stabilize emotion—especially Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with calm breath and a sattvic intention, so attachment becomes devotion and discernment.