Shloka 67

नारीसन्देहभञ्जक-शम्भ्ववतारकथा

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

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणै कृतसंस्कारौ कृतोपनयनौ च तौ । ववृधाते स्वगेहे च शिवपूजनतत्परौ

Transliteration

brāhmaṇai kṛtasaṃskārau kṛtopanayanau ca tau | vavṛdhāte svagehe ca śivapūjanatatparau

Translation

Having had their purificatory rites performed by brāhmaṇas, and having duly undergone the upanayana initiation, the two of them grew up in their own home—ever devoted to the worship of Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणैः: by Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• कृतसंस्कारौ: having had the rites performed
• कृतसंस्कारौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + संस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle) + तत्पुरुषः (संस्काराः कृताः यस्य)

• कृतोपनयनौ: whose upanayana was done
• कृतोपनयनौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + उपनयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त + तत्पुरुषः (उपनयनं कृतं यस्य)

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

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• ववृधाते: grew / prospered
• ववृधाते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; आत्मनेपद

• स्वगेहे: in (their) own house
• स्वगेहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वं गेहम्)

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

• शिवपूजनतत्परौ: devoted to worship of Śiva
• शिवपूजनतत्परौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + पूजन + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य पूजने तत्परौ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links dhārmic refinement (saṃskāras and upanayana) with steady Śiva-bhakti, showing that inner purity and disciplined living support lifelong devotion to Pati (Śiva), the liberating Lord.

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

Their growth is defined by being “Śiva-pūjana-tatpara”—devoted to worship—implying regular saguna upāsanā such as household Śiva-pūjā (often centered on the Śiva-liṅga) as a stable path of grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A disciplined daily Śiva-pūjā supported by brahmacarya training after upanayana—typically including mantra-japa (notably the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) along with clean, regulated conduct.