Shloka 55

Devanagari script

स्त्रीष्वध्यासितचित्तस्य ये पुंसः शुक्रबिन्दवः । ते सुखाय न मन्यन्ते स्वेदजा इव ते तथा

Transliteration

strīṣvadhyāsitacittasya ye puṃsaḥ śukrabindavaḥ | te sukhāya na manyante svedajā iva te tathā

Translation

For the man whose mind is fastened upon women, the semen-drops that arise from such infatuation are not held to be the cause of true happiness; in that respect they are like beings born of sweat—base and fleeting.

Word by Word

• strīṣu: among women/in women
• strīṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• adhyāsita-cittasya: of one whose mind is fixed (on them)
• adhyāsita-cittasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhi√ās (धातु) + kta (कृत्) + citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: अध्यसित (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘fixed/placed’) + चित्त; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समासाधारित, विशेषण (of a man)

• ye: who/which
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• puṃsaḥ: of a man
• puṃsaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pumān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• śukra-bindavaḥ: drops of semen
• śukra-bindavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukra (प्रातिपदिक) + bindu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: शुक्रस्य बिन्दवः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sukhāya: for happiness
• sukhāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• manyante: think/consider
• manyante: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• sveda-jāḥ: born of sweat
• sveda-jāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sveda (प्रातिपदिक) + jan (धातु) + ḍa (कृत्: ज)
• Form: समासः: स्वेदात् जाताः (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• iva: like/as
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (पुनरुक्ति/अनुवाद)

• tathā: so/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in that way)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred, as Umāsaṃhitā commonly presents Shiva’s instructive discourse to Umā/Parvati on restraint and liberation)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It warns that pleasure born from obsessive sense-fixation is not lasting sukha; in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such craving strengthens pāśa (bondage) and turns awareness away from Shiva, the true source of bliss.

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

Linga-worship trains the mind to move from sense-objects to Shiva as the supreme focus; this verse highlights why redirecting attention from kāma to devotion (bhakti) and inner steadiness is essential for approaching Saguna Shiva and realizing His grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice sense-restraint with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and steady the mind through Shiva-dhyāna; support it with Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of vairāgya and purity.