Shloka 114

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

सप्तम्यां चैव कन्यार्थी गच्छेत्सैव प्रसूयते अष्टम्यां सर्वसम्पन्नं तनयं सम्प्रसूयते

Transliteration

saptamyāṃ caiva kanyārthī gacchetsaiva prasūyate aṣṭamyāṃ sarvasampannaṃ tanayaṃ samprasūyate

Translation

Au septième jour lunaire, si l’on s’unit (pour concevoir) avec le désir d’une fille, une fille naît assurément. Au huitième, naît un fils pourvu de toutes les excellences. Dans cet enseignement, le kāla (le temps) est tenu pour un appui rituel : accordé au dharma et à la bhakti envers Pati (Śiva), il façonne le destin incarné du paśu (l’âme individuelle).

Word by Word

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (tithi)

• च एव: and indeed

• कन्यार्थी: desiring a daughter

• गच्छेत्: should go/approach (for union)

• सा एव: she indeed

• प्रसूयते: gives birth/is born

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth (tithi)

• सर्वसम्पन्नम्: endowed with all prosperities/excellences

• तनयम्: son/offspring

• सम्प्रसूयते: is fully brought forth/is born

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames household life and progeny as governed by dharmic order (kāla/vidhi); for a Śaiva, such rites are ideally performed with reverence to Pati—Śiva—so the pashu’s worldly life supports eventual liberation.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Implicitly, it presents Śiva as Pati, the overseer of cosmic law where time and karma yield specific fruits; embodied outcomes arise within His ordered governance even when the verse speaks in practical, ritual terms.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A timing-based rite connected to conception (a dharmic saṃskāra context): choosing specific tithis for intended results; it complements Śaiva discipline by aligning desire with rule-bound action rather than impulse.