Shloka 60

नारीसन्देहभञ्जक-शम्भ्ववतारकथा

The Account of Śambhu’s Incarnation that Dispels Doubts Concerning Women

Devanagari script

अतो दारिद्र्यमापन्नः पुत्रस्ते द्विजभामिनि । तद्दोषपरिहारार्थं शरणं शंकरं व्रज

Transliteration

ato dāridryamāpannaḥ putraste dvijabhāmini | taddoṣaparihārārthaṃ śaraṇaṃ śaṃkaraṃ vraja

Translation

Therefore, O radiant lady of a brāhmaṇa house, your son has fallen into poverty. To remove that fault and its consequence, take refuge in Śaṅkara (Lord Śiva).

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/हेतु-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निपात/अव्ययार्थक—‘therefore/from this’

• dāridryam: poverty
• dāridryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāridrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन (Acc./Nom. sg.; here as object with āpannaḥ: ‘fallen into’)

• āpannaḥ: having fallen into
• āpannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā√pad (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘having reached/entered’

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी एकवचन (Gen. sg.)

• dvija-bhāmini: O lady of a Brahmin
• dvija-bhāmini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘dvijasya bhāminī’

• tat: of that
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (Gen. sg.)—‘of that’ (linking to doṣa)

• doṣa: fault
• doṣa: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (Gen. sg.)

• parihāra-artham: for removing
• parihāra-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parihāra (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. sg.)—‘for the purpose of removal’ (अर्थे द्वितीया)

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. sg.)

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. sg.)

• vraja: go
• vraja: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd sg.)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana dialogue; the line addresses a brāhmaṇa lady within the story)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General refuge motif: śaraṇāgati to Śaṅkara as the remedy for karmic doṣa and its worldly fruits (daridratā).

Significance: Encourages turning from karmic fatalism to Śiva’s grace (anugraha), a key Siddhānta soteriological pivot.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that suffering such as poverty can arise from doṣa (karmic blemish), and that the sure remedy is śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in Śiva as Pati, the compassionate Lord who loosens pāśa (bondage) and restores spiritual and worldly well-being.

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

“Take refuge in Śaṅkara” points to accessible Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through Linga-upāsanā, prayer, and vow-based devotion—so that grace (anugraha) may neutralize the karmic obstruction behind the distress.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Shaiva śaraṇāgati through daily Śiva-pūjā and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), ideally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supportive disciplines where appropriate.