Shloka 19

नरकनामनिर्णयः

Catalogue of Narakas and Karmic Causes

Devanagari script

भ्रष्टाचारो हि यो विप्रः क्षत्रियो वैश्य एव च । यात्यंते द्विज तत्रैव यः श्वपाकेषु वह्निदः

Transliteration

bhraṣṭācāro hi yo vipraḥ kṣatriyo vaiśya eva ca | yātyaṃte dvija tatraiva yaḥ śvapākeṣu vahnidaḥ

Translation

સદાચારથી ભ્રષ્ટ થયેલો બ્રાહ્મણ, તેમજ ક્ષત્રિય કે વૈશ્ય પણ—હે દ્વિજ, શ્વપાકો (ચાંડાલો)માં ચિતાગ્નિ પ્રજ્વલિત કરનારને જે અંત મળે છે, એ જ અંતને પામે છે।

Word by Word

• भ्रष्ट-आचारः: of fallen conduct, corrupt
• भ्रष्ट-आचारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘विप्रः/क्षत्रियः/वैश्यः’ इत्यादीनाम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle; emphasis/causal)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• विप्रः: a Brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• क्षत्रियः: a Kshatriya
• क्षत्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (समुच्चितः)

• वैश्यः: a Vaishya
• वैश्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (समुच्चितः)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अन्ते: in the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• द्विज: O twice-born
• द्विज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• श्वपाकेषु: among dog-cookers (outcastes)
• श्वपाकेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वपाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• वह्नि-दः: one who gives/sets fire (arsonist)
• वह्नि-दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √दा ‘to give’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Warns that varṇa/role does not shield one from karmic law; only ācāra and devotion aligned with dharma reduce pāśa and open the way to Śiva’s anugraha.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that spiritual outcome depends on conduct (ācāra) and karma, not merely birth-status; in Shaiva Siddhanta, ethical purity and devotion to Pati (Shiva) are essential for upliftment.

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

Linga-worship is meant to transform the devotee’s character; this verse underlines that outer identity without inner discipline is fruitless, while sincere Shiva-bhakti aligned with dharma leads toward Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily Shiva-smarana with the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), maintain dharmic vows (truthfulness, non-harm, purity), and perform repentance and corrective discipline when one falls from right conduct.