Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तां कविसस्वसृपश्चैव याचेते नैति वै तदा । न चाशक्यास्तु ताभ्यां वा तदा वारयितुं निजाः

Transliteration

tāṃ kavisasvasṛpaścaiva yācete naiti vai tadā | na cāśakyāstu tābhyāṃ vā tadā vārayituṃ nijāḥ

Translation

Then Kavi and her own sister’s son (her nephew) begged her, but she did not go. At that time, even her own people were unable to restrain her through those two.

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (fem acc sg)

• कविः: the sage/poet
• कविः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc nom sg)

• सस्वसृपः: the serpent (lit. crawler)
• सस्वसृपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्वसृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc nom sg)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• याचेते: (they two) beg/request
• याचेते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person dual)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• एति: goes/comes
• एति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person sg)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/assurance particle)

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अशक्याः: unable/incapable
• अशक्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (masc nom pl)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• ताभ्याम्: by those two
• ताभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (instrumental dual)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• वारयितुम्: to restrain/stop
• वारयितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), णिजन्त-धातु (causative infinitive)

• निजाः: their own (people)
• निजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc nom pl); ‘one’s own people/kinsmen’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Kavi

FAQs

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

It highlights unwavering resolve: when inner conviction is firm, even close relations cannot redirect one’s course—suggesting the Shaiva ideal of steadiness (dhairya) amid worldly pull (pāśa).

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

Though the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna-Shiva devotion by emphasizing steadfastness in one’s chosen dharma and vow—qualities central to disciplined Shiva-worship (vrata, niyama) that culminate in grace (anugraha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is firmness in daily sādhanā—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and maintaining vrata-like consistency, not being swayed by external persuasion.