Shloka 1

Strī-svabhāva-kathanam: Nārada–Pañcacūḍā-saṃvāda

Discourse on Dispassion via the Nārada–Pañcacūḍā Dialogue

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच । कुत्सितं योषिदर्थं यत्संप्रोक्तं पंचचूडया । तन्मे ब्रूहि समासेन यदि तुष्टोऽसि मे मुने

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | kutsitaṃ yoṣidarthaṃ yatsaṃproktaṃ paṃcacūḍayā | tanme brūhi samāsena yadi tuṣṭo'si me mune

Translation

Vyāsa said: “O sage, if you are pleased with me, then tell me briefly what Pañcacūḍā spoke concerning that censurable matter connected with a woman.”

Word by Word

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुत्सितम्: censurable
• कुत्सितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुत्सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण to यत्/वाक्यम् (implied)

• योषित्-अर्थम्: the matter concerning women
• योषित्-अर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित् (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (योषितः अर्थः = स्त्री-विषयः)

• यत्: which (that)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• सम्प्रोक्तम्: fully stated
• सम्प्रोक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण to यत्

• पञ्चचूडया: by Pañcacūḍā
• पञ्चचूडया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चचूडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्तृ-निर्देश (agent of passive)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मे: to me / my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; enclitic genitive

• ब्रूहि: tell
• ब्रूहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• समासेन: briefly/in summary
• समासेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; साधन/प्रकार (manner)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Condition (शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (तुष् धातु, क्त/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle/क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण to त्वम् (implied)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बोधन-संबन्ध (possessive)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Vyasa

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Pañcacūḍā

FAQs

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

It frames a dharmic inquiry: Vyāsa requests a concise account of a morally blameworthy episode, implying that understanding how bondage (pāśa) arises through misconduct is part of Shaiva discernment on the path to liberation.

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

As a narrative gateway, it prepares for instruction that contrasts degrading attachments with Shiva-oriented discipline; in Shaiva Siddhanta, turning from censurable desire toward devotion to Saguna Shiva (and ultimately realization of Pati) is the corrective movement.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse itself is a request for teaching, not a direct ritual injunction; the implied takeaway is śravaṇa (reverent listening) and saṅkṣepa (grasping the essence) of dharmic instruction as preparation for Shiva-bhakti and disciplined practice.