Shloka 48

Devanagari script

प्रायश्चित्तार्थमेवाधिलब्धसंज्ञा दिवौकसः । गम्यतां पुत्रका एवं पुत्रैरुक्ताश्च तेऽनघ

Transliteration

prāyaścittārthamevādhilabdhasaṃjñā divaukasaḥ | gamyatāṃ putrakā evaṃ putrairuktāśca te'nagha

Translation

“Makhluk surgawi ini memang ditetapkan khusus demi prāyaścitta (penebusan). Maka, wahai anak-anakku, lakukanlah demikian—berangkatlah.” Demikianlah, wahai yang tanpa noda, mereka dinasihati oleh putra-putra mereka.

Word by Word

• प्रायश्चित्तार्थम्: for expiation/purification
• प्रायश्चित्तार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रायश्चित्त-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; प्रायश्चित्त + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ: प्रायश्चित्तस्य अर्थः / प्रायश्चित्ताय अर्थः (for the purpose of expiation)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• अधि: over/again (as prefix)
• अधि: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय, उपसर्ग-सदृश (preverb/adverb: over/again; here joining with next word in sandhi)

• लब्धसंज्ञाः: those who regained consciousness
• लब्धसंज्ञाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध-संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; लब्ध + संज्ञ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); बहुव्रीहि: लब्धा संज्ञा येषां ते

• दिवौकसः: the gods/heaven-dwellers
• दिवौकसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस् (प्रातिपदिक; दिव् + ओकस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: दिवि ओकः येषां ते (dwellers in heaven)

• गम्यताम्: let (us/you) go
• गम्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive imperative): ‘let it be gone/let (you) go’

• पुत्रकाः: O dear sons
• पुत्रकाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural); here vocative sense (address)

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• पुत्रैः: by the sons
• पुत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उक्ताः: having been told
• उक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames prāyaścitta (expiation) as a divinely sanctioned means of purification—removing pāśa (bondage of impurity and karma) so the soul becomes fit for Shiva’s grace and steadiness in dharma.

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

Expiation prepares the devotee to approach Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) with inner and outer purity; in Shaiva practice, such readiness supports effective mantra-japa, pūjā, and receiving Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points generally to prāyaścitta—undertaking prescribed purification acts; in a Shaiva frame this commonly aligns with sincere confession, restraint, mantra-japa (e.g., pañcākṣarī), and disciplined worship performed with repentance and resolve.