Shloka 43

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

Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga

Devanagari script

अतः परं च यज्जातं तज्जातं नान्यथाभवेत् । अयन्दुष्टो भवन्तश्च धर्मिष्ठाः सत्यवादिनः

Transliteration

ataḥ paraṃ ca yajjātaṃ tajjātaṃ nānyathābhavet | ayanduṣṭo bhavantaśca dharmiṣṭhāḥ satyavādinaḥ

Translation

Henceforth, whatever is born shall indeed be just as it is born—there shall be no deviation from its ordained nature. And you shall not become corrupt; you shall be steadfast in dharma and devoted to truthfulness in speech.

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Causal/ablatival adverb (हेतुवाचक/अपादानार्थक अव्यय) ‘therefore/from this’

• param: further/thereafter
• param: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणवत् द्वितीया) ‘further/afterwards’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म) (object of implied ‘is/was’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular; relative pronoun ‘whatever/that which’

• jātam: has arisen/was born
• jātam: Kriya (क्रिया) (as predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जनीँ) + jāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative, Singular; ‘born/arisen’

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; correlative ‘that’

• jātam: (is) arisen
• jātam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जनीँ) + jāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय) ‘otherwise’

• bhavet: would be
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: Optative/vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada; ‘would be’

• ayam: this (person)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; demonstrative ‘this’

• duṣṭaḥ: wicked
• duṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective ‘wicked’

• bhavantaḥ: you (honored ones)
• bhavantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); honorific 2nd-person pronoun-like noun ‘you (sirs)’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• dharmiṣṭhāḥ: very righteous
• dharmiṣṭhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharmiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; superlative (इष्ठ) ‘most righteous’

• satyavādinaḥ: truthful
• satyavādinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satyavādin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; ‘truth-speaking’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the assurance/boon within the Shatarudra discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes niyati (ordained order) and ethical purification: beings follow the law of their arising, and spiritual progress in Shaiva Siddhanta is safeguarded by dharma and satya, which refine the pashu (bound soul) toward Shiva’s grace.

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

Linga-worship is not only ritual but character-formation: devotion to Saguna Shiva is validated by truthfulness and dharmic conduct, which make the devotee fit for Shiva’s anugraha (grace) and the inner realization symbolized by the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is satya-vrata (a vow of truth) alongside daily Shiva-upasana—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a disciplined, non-corrupt life as the supporting observance.