Shloka 64

Devanagari script

तज्ज्ञात्वा द्रौपदी स्नानं कुर्वती तत्र चादरात् । तल्लज्जां छादयामास भिन्नस्वाञ्चलदानतः

Transliteration

tajjñātvā draupadī snānaṃ kurvatī tatra cādarāt | tallajjāṃ chādayāmāsa bhinnasvāñcaladānataḥ

Translation

Knowing this, Draupadī, bathing there with reverent care, covered her modesty by offering and adjusting her loosened upper cloth.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘that (fact)’

• ज्ञात्वा: having understood
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया (having known)

• द्रौपदी: Draupadī
• द्रौपदी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• कुर्वती: doing / performing
• कुर्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले (doing)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: there)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• आदरात्: out of respect
• आदरात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादान (ablative of cause: out of respect)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘that’ (referring to her)

• लज्जाम्: modesty
• लज्जाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• छादयामास: covered
• छादयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छाद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (periphrastic perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative sense in stem छादय- (he/she covered)

• भिन्न-स्व-अञ्चल-दानतः: due to giving her torn garment-end
• भिन्न-स्व-अञ्चल-दानतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भिन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्चल (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस्/तः (तद्धित/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb): भिन्नस्य स्वाञ्चलदानस्य हेतोः/ततः (because of the giving of her torn garment-end)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Draupadi

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śaucā (purity) and maryādā (dharma-bound restraint): even during a sacred bath, Draupadī maintains modesty. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, outer discipline supports inner purification, making the mind fit for devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

Holy bathing and careful conduct are traditional preparatory acts before approaching Saguna Śiva worship (such as Linga-pūjā). The emphasis is that devotion is not only ritual—right conduct and humility are also offerings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests preparatory śuddhi through snāna performed with ādarā (reverence). As a practical takeaway, one may bathe, maintain purity and restraint, then proceed to japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple Linga-arcana with a composed mind.