Shloka 39

द्विजेश्वरावतारः

The Manifestation of Shiva as Dvijeśvara

Devanagari script

परदारोपभोगेन यत्पापं समुपार्जितम् । न तत्क्षालयितुं शक्यं प्रायश्चित्तशतैरपि

Transliteration

paradāropabhogena yatpāpaṃ samupārjitam | na tatkṣālayituṃ śakyaṃ prāyaścittaśatairapi

Translation

The sin accumulated by violating another’s spouse and indulging in such forbidden enjoyment cannot be washed away—even by hundreds of acts of expiation.

Word by Word

• पर-दार-उपभोगेन: by enjoyment of another’s wife
• पर-दार-उपभोगेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + दार + उपभोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (परस्य दाराः = another’s wife; तस्य उपभोगः = enjoyment)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (correlative)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• समुपार्जितम्: acquired/accumulated
• समुपार्जितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आर्ज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘अर्जितम्’ = acquired

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• तत्: that (sin)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• क्षालयितुम्: to cleanse (away)
• क्षालयितुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षल् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक; अर्थः = to wash away/purify

• शक्यम्: possible
• शक्यम्: Vidhāna (विधान/प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य (प्रातिपदिक; शक्-धातोः यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative: possible)

• प्रायश्चित्त-शतैः: by hundreds of expiations
• प्रायश्चित्त-शतैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रायश्चित्त + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (शतानि प्रायश्चित्तानि = hundreds of expiations)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/also)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It warns that certain transgressions rooted in harming others and uncontrolled desire become “heavy” sins, difficult to neutralize through mere formal expiations; Shaiva teaching emphasizes inner transformation—restraint, remorse, and turning the mind toward Shiva—as the real purification.

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

Linga-worship is presented as worship of Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who purifies the devotee; the verse implies that external rites without ethical discipline are insufficient—true approach to Saguna Shiva includes dharmic conduct alongside devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt strict self-restraint (brahmacarya/niyama), sincere confession and repentance, and sustained japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with vrata-like discipline (such as Mahashivratri observances), so worship is joined to moral reform.