Shloka 22

Strī-svabhāva-kathanam: Nārada–Pañcacūḍā-saṃvāda

Discourse on Dispassion via the Nārada–Pañcacūḍā Dialogue

Devanagari script

न भयादथ वाक्रोशान्नार्थहेतोः कथंचन । न ज्ञातिकुलसम्बन्धास्त्रियस्तिष्ठंति भर्तृषु

Transliteration

na bhayādatha vākrośānnārthahetoḥ kathaṃcana | na jñātikulasambandhāstriyastiṣṭhaṃti bhartṛṣu

Translation

Women do not remain devoted to their husbands out of fear, nor because of harsh reproach, nor for the sake of wealth in any way; nor do they stay merely due to ties of kin and family lineage.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Negation particle)

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अथ: and/then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle/connector), अनन्तरार्थ/समुच्चयार्थ (then/and)

• वाक्रोशात्: from shouting/abuse
• वाक्रोशात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + क्रोश (धातु) → आक्रोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Negation particle)

• अर्थहेतोः: for the sake of wealth
• अर्थहेतोः: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अर्थस्य हेतु:)

• कथंचन: in any way
• कथंचन: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb), प्रकारार्थ (in any way/at all)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Negation particle)

• ज्ञातिकुलसम्बन्धाः: ties of kin and family
• ज्ञातिकुलसम्बन्धाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञाति + कुल + सम्बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—द्वन्द्वः (ज्ञातयः च कुलं च; तयोः सम्बन्धाः)

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तिष्ठन्ति: remain/stand
• तिष्ठन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• भर्तृषु: in/with (their) husbands
• भर्तृषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights that worldly relationships sustained by fear, gain, or social pressure are unstable; Shaiva teaching points the seeker toward a higher, steady refuge in devotion to Pati (Shiva), beyond changing pasha-bound motives.

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

By contrasting unreliable worldly supports with what is enduring, it implicitly directs the mind to the steadfast support of Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-upasana—where devotion is not transactional but rooted in reverence and inner transformation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate non-transactional bhakti through daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga worship with bhasma and water, training the mind to rest in Shiva rather than fear, wealth, or social compulsion.