Shloka 35

काम-शक्र-संवादः / Dialogue of Kāma and Śakra

Indra

Devanagari script

एतत्कार्य्यं त्वया साधु कर्तव्यं सुप्रयत्नतः । ततस्स्यान्मित्रवर्य्याति देवानां नः परं सुखम्

Transliteration

etatkāryyaṃ tvayā sādhu kartavyaṃ suprayatnataḥ | tatassyānmitravaryyāti devānāṃ naḥ paraṃ sukham

Translation

«Debes cumplir esta obra debidamente, con el mayor empeño. Al hacerlo, oh mejor de los amigos, será para nosotros, los dioses, la dicha suprema.»

Word by Word

• एतत्-कार्य्यम्: this task
• एतत्-कार्य्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘एतत् कार्यम्’ इति तत्पुरुष; अत्र कर्मरूपेण (what is to be done)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartṛ (कर्ता, कर्मणि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ (agent in passive construction)

• साधु: well, properly
• साधु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (well, properly)

• कर्तव्यम्: must be done
• कर्तव्यम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कर्तव्य (√कृ धातु, तव्यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विध्यर्थक कृदन्त (तव्यत्), कर्मणि-भावः ‘must be done’

• सुप्रयत्नतः: with great effort
• सुप्रयत्नतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; पञ्चमी-प्रयोगेण अव्ययवत् (adverbial ablative) ‘with great effort’

• ततः: then, from that
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः (thereupon/therefrom)

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

• मित्र-वर्याति: (as) ‘O best of friends’ / thus
• मित्र-वर्याति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: ‘इति’ इत्यस्य संधिरूप ‘य्याति/याति’ पाठभेदसम्भव; वाक्य-समाप्त्यर्थक निपात (quotative particle)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• नः: our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘अस्माकम्’ (enclitic)

• परम्: supreme, highest
• परम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; स्यात् इत्यस्य कर्तृपदम्

Speaker

The Devas (addressing a trusted ally/‘best of friends’ within the Parvati-khanda narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dharma performed with sincere, concentrated effort (su-prayatna). In a Shaiva frame, steadfast right action aligned with divine purpose supports harmony in the worlds and becomes a cause of higher well-being.

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

Though it does not directly mention the Liṅga, it reflects the Shaiva ethic that worship is not merely ritual but disciplined fulfillment of one’s divinely aligned duty—service offered in the spirit of devotion to Saguna Shiva’s order (niyati) in the cosmos.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is earnest, disciplined practice: perform japa with steady prayatna—especially the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—and keep one’s vows and observances consistently, as the verse praises wholehearted effort in sacred duty.