Shloka 195

Merit of Causeways and Crossings, Temple Construction Rewards, and the Rudrākṣa Mahātmya

Devanagari script

चतुर्दशमुखं वत्स रुद्राक्षं यदि धारयेत् । सततं मूर्ध्नि बाहौ वा शक्तिपिंडं शिवस्य च

Transliteration

caturdaśamukhaṃ vatsa rudrākṣaṃ yadi dhārayet | satataṃ mūrdhni bāhau vā śaktipiṃḍaṃ śivasya ca

Translation

Oh querido: si alguien lleva un rudrākṣa de catorce rostros, constantemente, ya sea en la cabeza o en el brazo, debe considerarse como una forma condensada del poder de Śiva.

Word by Word

• चतुर्दशमुखम्: fourteen-faced
• चतुर्दशमुखम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश (संख्या) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (चतुर्दश मुखानि यस्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; रुद्राक्षं विशेषयति

• वत्स: O child/dear one
• वत्स: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• रुद्राक्षम्: rudrākṣa bead
• रुद्राक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Avyaya (Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conditional particle: if)

• धारयेत्: should wear
• धारयेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: धृ—धारणे (should wear/hold)

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: always/constantly)

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• बाहौ: on the arm
• बाहौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (or)

• शक्तिपिण्डम्: a mass/embodiment of power
• शक्तिपिण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शक्तेः पिण्डः/शक्तिरूपः पिण्डः); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (and)

Speaker

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Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: शक्तिपिंडं→शक्तिपिण्डम् (अनुस्वार/णकार-लेखनभेद); चतुर्दशमुखं = चतुर्दश + मुख (द्विगु-समास).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this verse?

It teaches that wearing a fourteen-faced rudrākṣa, especially continuously, is spiritually potent and is described as an embodiment of Śiva’s power (śakti).

Where does the verse say the rudrākṣa may be worn?

It specifies two placements: on the head (mūrdhni) or on the arm (bāhau), and emphasizes wearing it constantly (satatam).

What does 'śaktipiṇḍa' imply in this context?

Śaktipiṇḍa literally means a ‘condensed mass/embodiment of power,’ indicating the bead is revered as carrying concentrated divine energy associated with Śiva.