Shloka 32

Umā-caritra-prārthanā: Ṛṣayaḥ Sūtaṃ Pṛcchanti

Request for the Account of Umā

Devanagari script

पूर्वपूर्वार्जितः कोशः पाल्यते तैर्नवाधुना । एवं मोहवशं यातो राजा परमधार्मिकः

Transliteration

pūrvapūrvārjitaḥ kośaḥ pālyate tairnavādhunā | evaṃ mohavaśaṃ yāto rājā paramadhārmikaḥ

Translation

“The treasury amassed by earlier generations is now being guarded and managed by those newcomers. Thus that supremely righteous king, overcome by delusion, fell under their sway.”

Word by Word

• पूर्वपूर्वार्जितः: acquired long ago/previously accumulated
• पूर्वपूर्वार्जितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्वपूर्वार्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: पूर्व + पूर्व + अर्जित < √अर्ज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• कोशः: treasury/store
• कोशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पाल्यते: is being protected/maintained
• पाल्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नव: newly
• नव: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; here used adverbially with अधुना

• अधुना: now/at present
• अधुना: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• मोहवशम्: under delusion’s sway
• मोहवशम्: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहवश (प्रातिपदिक: मोह + वश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); 'under the control of delusion'

• यातः: gone/come to (a state)
• यातः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमधार्मिकः: supremely righteous
• परमधार्मिकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमधार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक: परम + धार्मिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

FAQs

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

It warns that even a highly dharmic person can be bound by moha (delusion), showing how pasha (bondage) can overtake discernment unless one remains anchored in devotion to Pati (Shiva) and right understanding.

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

The verse highlights the danger of worldly dependence (wealth, power, influence). In Shaiva practice, Linga worship and Saguna Shiva devotion reorient the mind from transient holdings to Shiva as the stable refuge, reducing moha and restoring dharmic clarity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with daily Shiva-smarana to counter moha; simple disciplines like bhasma (Tripundra) and Rudraksha can be adopted as reminders of vairagya and Shiva-bhakti.