Shloka 49

Pitṛbhakti and Śrāddha: The Classification of Pitṛs and the Superiority of Pitṛ-kārya

Devanagari script

अंतर्वो भविता शापः पुनर्योगमवाप्स्यथ । सर्वसत्त्वः सुयज्ञश्च स्वतंत्रोऽयं भविष्यति

Transliteration

aṃtarvo bhavitā śāpaḥ punaryogamavāpsyatha | sarvasattvaḥ suyajñaśca svataṃtro'yaṃ bhaviṣyati

Translation

Kutuk atas kalian ini hanya akan bersifat batin dan terbatas; sesudah itu kalian akan memperoleh yoga (penyatuan) kembali. Orang ini akan berhias segala kebajikan, menjadi pelaksana yajña suci, dan sungguh akan mandiri.

Word by Word

• अन्तः: within, inwardly
• अन्तः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: antar (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), उपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• वः: of you (your)
• वः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी/चतुर्थी? बहुवचन; here enclitic genitive plural (षष्ठी बहुवचन) = 'of you/your'

• भविता: will be
• भविता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (भू-धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• शापः: a curse
• शापः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (शाप-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (पुनर्-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• योगम्: union, connection
• योगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (योग-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• अवाप्स्यथ: you will obtain
• अवाप्स्यथ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+आप् (आप्-धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अव-

• सर्वसत्त्वः: (he) of all beings / possessing all beings
• सर्वसत्त्वः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva+sattva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक + सत्त्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): सर्वेषां सत्त्वानां (of all beings); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सुयज्ञः: well-sacrificing / excellent in sacrifice
• सुयज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su+yajña (सु-उपसर्ग/उपपद + यज्ञ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: सुयज्ञः = शोभनः यज्ञः/यज्ञवत्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• स्वतन्त्रः: independent
• स्वतन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svatantra (स्वतन्त्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will become / will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (भू-धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva’s “curse” as an inner, corrective bondage (pāśa) that purifies the soul and ultimately restores yoga—showing that Pati (Shiva) uses discipline and grace to lead the being back to right order and liberation.

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

By portraying Shiva as the compassionate governor who both restrains and uplifts, it supports Saguna Shiva devotion: worship of the Linga and Shiva’s form is a means to regain “yoga” (re-integration with dharma and divine presence) after karmic disruption.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt inner restraint and steady worship: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), daily Shiva-pūjā (Linga abhiṣeka if possible), and a disciplined vow (vrata) that transforms inner tendencies into sattva and spiritual independence.