Shloka 28

पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धमाहात्म्य-प्रश्नः

Pitṛ-sarga and the Greatness of Śrāddha: The Inquiry

Devanagari script

किं वा ते प्रार्थितं भूयो ददामि वरमुत्तमम् । तद् ब्रूहि भरतश्रेष्ठ यत्ते मनसि वर्तते

Transliteration

kiṃ vā te prārthitaṃ bhūyo dadāmi varamuttamam | tad brūhi bharataśreṣṭha yatte manasi vartate

Translation

Atau apa lagi yang engkau inginkan? Aku akan menganugerahkan kepadamu anugerah yang utama. Wahai yang terbaik di antara keturunan Bharata, katakan apa yang menetap di hatimu.

Word by Word

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun (प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसक), Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्प-निपात) ‘or/indeed’

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6/षष्ठी) or Dative (4/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); here Dative ‘to you/for you’

• prārthitam: requested (thing)
• prārthitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pra + arth (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kta-participle used substantively, Neuter (नपुंसक), Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular (एकवचन); ‘requested’

• bhūyaḥ: again, further
• bhūyaḥ: Kāla/Prakāra (काल/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘again/more’

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st/उत्तम), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• varam: boon
• varam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• uttamam: best, excellent
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with varam

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Neuter, Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘that’ (referring to request)

• brūhi: tell (me)
• brūhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd/मध्यम), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• bharata-śreṣṭha: O best of the Bharatas
• bharata-śreṣṭha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) vocative address ‘best among Bharatas’; Masculine, Vocative (8/सम्बोधन), Singular

• yat: whatever which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular; correlates with tat

• te: of you, your
• te: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• manasi: in (your) mind
• manasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसक), Locative (7/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vartate: exists, is present
• vartate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथम), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred, Uma-samhita discourse granting boons)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as the compassionate Lord (Pati) who invites the devotee to clarify the heart’s deepest aim; in Shaiva Siddhanta this points to anugraha (divine grace) guiding desire away from transient gains toward dharma and ultimately moksha.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s accessible, personal form—one who speaks, blesses, and grants boons—mirroring how devotees approach the Shiva Linga with petitions that are purified through devotion and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sankalpa-śुद्धि: before worship, examine and refine one’s intention, then pray to Shiva with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offer water/bilva with a clear, dharmic request.