Shloka 48

Dehāśucitā-vicāraḥ

Inquiry into the Impurity of the Body

Devanagari script

दंतोत्थाने महद्दुःखमल्पेन व्याधिना तथा । बालरोगैश्च विविधै पीडा बालग्रहैरपि

Transliteration

daṃtotthāne mahadduḥkhamalpena vyādhinā tathā | bālarogaiśca vividhai pīḍā bālagrahairapi

Translation

At the time of teething there is great suffering; even slight ailments cause trouble. A child is afflicted by various childhood diseases, and also by the seizing influences known as the bāla-grahas.

Word by Word

• दन्त-उत्थाने: at the eruption of teeth
• दन्त-उत्थाने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त + उत्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समास: दन्तोत्थान (तत्पुरुष)

• महत्-दुःखम्: great pain
• महत्-दुःखम्: Karta (कर्ता) (of implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समास: महद्दुःख (कर्मधारय)

• अल्पेन: by a slight
• अल्पेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (of व्याधिना)

• व्याधिना: by illness
• व्याधिना: Karana (करण) / cause-instrumental
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• बाल-रोगैः: by childhood diseases
• बाल-रोगैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समास: बालरोग (तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of बालरोगैः)

• पीडा: affliction
• पीडा: Karta (कर्ता) (of implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• बाल-ग्रहैः: by child-seizing spirits (grahas)
• बाल-ग्रहैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समास: बालग्रह (तत्पुरुष)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक निपात (particle: also/even)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights embodied existence as pasha (bondage): even from infancy, pain and vulnerability accompany life, prompting the seeker to take refuge in Pati (Lord Shiva) for liberation beyond bodily suffering.

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

By describing the inevitability of afflictions, the text implicitly points to Saguna Shiva—worshipped as the Linga—as the compassionate protector and liberator who removes fear and grants inner steadiness amid worldly pains.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Shiva’s protection through regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and devotional prayer for śānti (peace) and rakṣā (protection), especially during times of illness.