Shloka 33

Kirātāvatāra, Durvāsā-upākhyāna, and the Logic of Divine Rescue

Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga

Devanagari script

रंकस्य लक्षणं लोके ह्यतिश्रेयस्करं मतम् । पुरोऽस्य परयत्नो वै सुजनानां च सेवनम्

Transliteration

raṃkasya lakṣaṇaṃ loke hyatiśreyaskaraṃ matam | puro'sya parayatno vai sujanānāṃ ca sevanam

Translation

In this world, the hallmark of one truly humble is held to be supremely beneficial: foremost in such a person are earnest effort and faithful association with the virtuous.

Word by Word

• रङ्कस्य: of a poor man
• रङ्कस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• लक्षणम्: mark/characteristic
• लक्षणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), causal/emphatic

• अति-श्रेयस्-करम्: highly beneficial
• अति-श्रेयस्-करम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); उपपद-तत्पुरुष: श्रेयः करोति इति; intensified by अति

• मतम्: is considered/opinion
• मतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• पुरः: first/foremost
• पुरः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), “in front/first”

• अस्य: of him/of this (person)
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• परयत्नः: great effort
• परयत्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), assertion

• सुजनानाम्: of good people
• सुजनानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

• सेवनम्: service/association
• सेवनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that spiritual uplift comes through two pillars: sincere self-effort (parayatna) and satsanga—serving and associating with the virtuous—both of which purify the bound soul (paśu) and orient it toward Śiva, the Lord (Pati).

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

Linga worship is strengthened by a devotee’s disciplined effort and by learning proper devotion through the company of Shiva’s good devotees; satsanga refines one’s attitude from mere ritual to heartfelt bhakti toward Saguna Śiva manifest in the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prioritize daily disciplined practice—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular service to Shiva devotees/holy assemblies (satsanga), treating such association as a core sadhana.