Shloka 35

दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny

Devanagari script

ऋणैस्त्रिभिरमुक्तानां लोकयोरुभयोः कृतः । विघातश्श्रेयसोऽमीषां निर्दयेन शठेन ते

Transliteration

ṛṇaistribhiramuktānāṃ lokayorubhayoḥ kṛtaḥ | vighātaśśreyaso'mīṣāṃ nirdayena śaṭhena te

Translation

Pour ceux qui ne sont pas délivrés des trois dettes, le bien-être dans les deux mondes est entravé—ruiné par cet être sans pitié et trompeur, cause de la destruction de leur véritable bien.

Word by Word

• ऋणैः: by/with debts
• ऋणैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental plural (3rd/तृतीया)

• त्रिभिः: by three
• त्रिभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective, Instrumental plural (3rd/तृतीया), Masculine/Neuter; agrees with ऋणैः

• अमुक्तानाम्: of (those) not released
• अमुक्तानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: नञ्-युक्त क्त (negated past passive participle): अमुक्त; Genitive plural (6th/षष्ठी), Masculine/Neuter; ‘of those not freed’

• लोकयोः: of the two worlds
• लोकयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive dual (6th/षष्ठी)

• उभयोः: of both
• उभयोः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adjective/pronoun, Genitive dual (6th/षष्ठी); qualifies लोकयोः

• कृतः: made/done
• कृतः: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative singular (1st/प्रथमा)

• विघातः: obstruction/destruction
• विघातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative singular (1st/प्रथमा)

• श्रेयसः: of welfare/good
• श्रेयसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive singular (6th/षष्ठी)

• अमीषाम्: of these (people)
• अमीषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun, Genitive plural (6th/षष्ठी)

• निर्दयेन: by the merciless
• निर्दयेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्दय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental singular (3rd/तृतीया); qualifies शठेन

• शठेन: by the rogue/deceiver
• शठेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental singular (3rd/तृतीया)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive singular (6th/षष्ठी)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General dharma-śāstric warning embedded in the Satī-khaṇḍa narrative: neglect of ‘three debts’ (to devas, ṛṣis, pitṛs) obstructs śreyas in both worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It warns that neglecting the classical “three debts” (to gods, sages, and ancestors) blocks śreyas—true spiritual welfare—both in this life and after death; Shaiva practice must be grounded in dharma to mature into Shiva’s grace and liberation.

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

Linga-worship is not presented as a shortcut that bypasses duty; rather, devotion to Saguna Shiva is meant to purify conduct so that one fulfills dharmic obligations and becomes fit for Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain Shiva-bhakti while discharging dharma: daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), worship with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, and performing appropriate yajña/adhyayana/śrāddha duties to resolve the “three debts.”