Shloka 83

Devanagari script

इदन्तु मम कर्तव्यमिदन्नेति नियामिका । नियतिस्स्याद्विभोश्शक्तिस्तदाक्षेपात्पतेत्पशुः

Transliteration

idantu mama kartavyamidanneti niyāmikā | niyatissyādvibhośśaktistadākṣepātpatetpaśuḥ

Translation

«“Esto debo hacerlo yo; esto no”—la fuerza que regula tales nociones se llama Niyati. Niyati es la Śakti del Señor (Vibhu); y por su proyección apremiante, el paśu, el alma atada, cae en la limitación.»

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कर्तव्यम्: to be done / duty
• कर्तव्यम्: Vidheyārtha (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘to be done’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-marker (उक्तिसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उक्तिवाचक (quotative)

• नियामिका: the regulator (power)
• नियामिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियामिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• नियतिः: destiny/necessity (niyati)
• नियतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be / may be
• स्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विभोः: of the Lord
• विभोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• शक्तिः: power
• शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदभाव)

• आक्षेपात्: from/owing to the obstruction/impulse
• आक्षेपात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे (ablative: due to/from)

• पतेत्: would fall
• पतेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पशुः: the bound soul/creature
• पशुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It explains Niyati as a divine power that enforces “must do/must not do,” showing how the soul’s freedom is narrowed into regulated, limited experience—one of the key bonds (pāśa) overcome through Shiva’s grace.

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

By recognizing Niyati as Shiva’s śakti, the devotee shifts from egoic doership to surrender before Saguna Shiva (worshipped as the Linga), seeking purification of bondage and the Lord’s liberating anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate the rise of “I must/I must not” as a binding force, then offer it into Shiva through Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Linga worship, cultivating non-doership and reliance on Shiva’s grace.