Shloka 46

गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन रक्षणीयस्त्वसौ शिशु । गुणोऽपि दोषतां याति वक्रीभूते विधातरि

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena rakṣaṇīyastvasau śiśu | guṇo'pi doṣatāṃ yāti vakrībhūte vidhātari

Translation

Therefore, with every effort this child must be protected; for even a virtue can turn into a fault when the Disposer of destiny becomes adverse.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ (ablative: therefore/from that reason)

• सर्व-प्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्व-प्रयत्नेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वः प्रयत्नः)

• रक्षणीयः: must be protected
• रक्षणीयः: Vidhyartha (विधेय/आदेश)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (अनीयर्/तव्यत्-भाव, gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be protected’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/अवधारण (particle: indeed/but)

• असौ: that (one)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिशुः: child
• शिशुः: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गुणः: a virtue/quality
• गुणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपि-अर्थ (even/also)

• दोषताम्: the state of fault/defect
• दोषताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोषता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• याति: goes/turns into
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वक्री-भूते: when (the creator) becomes perverse
• वक्री-भूते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वक्री (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय ‘भूत’), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute): ‘when (it) has become crooked’

• विधातरि: in/when the ordainer (creator)
• विधातरि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute) सह ‘वक्रीभूते’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches vigilance in dharma: worldly merit is fragile under adverse karmic conditions, so one should actively protect what is sacred and seek Lord Shiva as the steady refuge beyond changing fate.

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

When circumstances turn hostile, devotion to Saguna Shiva—especially through Linga-worship—anchors the devotee in divine order (Pati) rather than being swept away by the instability of worldly outcomes.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain protective Shaiva discipline: daily Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-pūjā with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder to guard virtue through steady practice.