Shloka 2

गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा विप्रपत्नी सा मुदम्प्राप शुचिष्मती । अतीव प्रेमसंयुक्ता प्रशशंस विधिन्निजम्

Transliteration

tacchrutvā viprapatnī sā mudamprāpa śuciṣmatī | atīva premasaṃyuktā praśaśaṃsa vidhinnijam

Translation

Al oírlo, la esposa del brāhmaṇa —pura y resplandeciente— se llenó de gozo. Abrumada por un amor profundo, alabó el dharma y la conducta recta que le habían sido prescritos.

Word by Word

• tat: that (news/statement)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun used as object of hearing

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable verbal; prior action ‘having heard’

• vipra-patnī: the brāhmaṇa’s wife
• vipra-patnī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (विप्र प्रातिपदिक) + patnī (पत्नी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘of a brāhmaṇa’

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• mudam: joy
• mudam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (मुदा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of ‘attained’

• prāpa: attained
• prāpa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप् धातु) + pra-
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• śuciṣmatī: pure, radiant
• śuciṣmatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuciṣmat (शुचिष्मत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; adjective qualifying ‘viprapatnī/sā’

• atīva: exceedingly
• atīva: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atīva (अतीव अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• prema-saṃyuktā: filled with love
• prema-saṃyuktā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prema (प्रेमन् प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (संयुक्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष sense ‘endowed/connected with love’; qualifies ‘sā’

• praśaśaṃsa: praised
• praśaśaṃsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śaṃs (शंस् धातु) + pra-
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person, Singular; parasmaipada

• vidhim: Brahmā / the Ordainer
• vidhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (विधि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of praising

• nijam: her own
• nijam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (निज प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; adjective qualifying ‘vidhim’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site-legend; it depicts the inner fruit of hearing Śiva’s līlā—joy, purity, and affirmation of vidhi (right observance).

Significance: Teaches that receptivity (śuciṣmatī) and love-filled assent to dharma/vidhi are themselves signs of Śiva’s grace working in the devotee’s mind.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how hearing sacred truth awakens joy and loving devotion, and how a sincere devotee naturally honors dharmic discipline (vidhi) as a support for Shiva-bhakti and inner purity.

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

It reflects the Shaiva Purana emphasis that Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga worship) is strengthened by purity and proper observance; love (prema) and correct practice (vidhi) together mature devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to receive Shiva-kathā with faith and then follow prescribed Shaiva conduct—such as daily remembrance of Shiva, mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and disciplined purity—so devotion becomes steady.