Shloka 24

काम-शक्र-संवादः / Dialogue of Kāma and Śakra

Indra

Devanagari script

अहं पञ्चबलोदेवा मित्रं मम सुधानिधिः

Transliteration

ahaṃ pañcabalodevā mitraṃ mama sudhānidhiḥ

Translation

おお女神よ、我は五重の力を具えたり。わが盟友は、甘露（アムリタ）の宝蔵なる大海である。

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 1st person pronoun, Nominative singular

• पञ्चबलः: (one) of fivefold strength
• पञ्चबलः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dvigu compound used as noun/adjective ‘having five forces’

• देवाः: O gods / the gods
• देवाः: सम्बोधन (Vocative/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (vocative-like address possible by context)

• मित्रम्: friend
• मित्रम्: प्रत्यय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here predicate nominative ‘(is) a friend’

• मम: my/of me
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• सुधानिधिः: treasure of nectar
• सुधानिधिः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject complement/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधा + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s self-sufficiency and divine potency—His “fivefold strength” indicates complete mastery of power, while “nectar” symbolizes the bliss and immortality that arise from union with Shiva-consciousness (Pati) beyond bondage (pāśa).

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

By presenting Shiva as the source of sustaining power and “nectar-like” grace, it supports Saguna worship—devotees approach the Linga as the accessible form through which Shiva grants protection, steadiness, and the sweetness of divine anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the inner reservoir of amṛta through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), ideally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, cultivating steadiness (bala) and devotion (bhakti).