Shloka 37

द्विजेश्वरावतारः

The Manifestation of Shiva as Dvijeśvara

Devanagari script

अतोऽहं हतपत्नीको भुक्तभोगो न कर्हिचित् । इमान्तवाग्रमहिषीं कामये दीयतामिति

Transliteration

ato'haṃ hatapatnīko bhuktabhogo na karhicit | imāntavāgramahiṣīṃ kāmaye dīyatāmiti

Translation

「ゆえに私は妻を奪われた者であり、快楽の果を真に味わったことがない。この最上の王妃を望む——彼女を私に与えよ」と彼は言った。

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात् (therefore)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुष, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hata-patnīkaḥ: bereft of wife
• hata-patnīkaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hata (प्रातिपदिक; √han + kta) + patnīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (हतः पत्नीकः—‘wife is lost’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• bhukta-bhogaḥ: one who has enjoyed pleasures
• bhukta-bhogaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukta (प्रातिपदिक; √bhuj + kta) + bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (भुक्ताः भोगाः यस्य/भुक्तभोगः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• karhicit: ever/at any time
• karhicit: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: karhicit (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘ever/at any time’)

• imām: this
• imām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘महिṣīm’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• anta-vāgra-mahiṣīm: the buffalo-cow of the boundary/outer pasture (a specific buffalo)
• anta-vāgra-mahiṣīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक) + vāgra (प्रातिपदिक) + mahiṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; विशेषणपूर्वपदसमासः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kāmaye: I desire
• kāmaye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• dīyatām: let (it) be given
• dīyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आज्ञार्थे (let it be given)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

Speaker

A king or claimant speaking within Suta Goswami’s narration to the sages (dialogue embedded in the Shatarudrasaṃhitā narrative).

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how personal loss and unfulfilled craving can intensify kāma (desire), which in Shaiva Siddhanta is a form of pāśa (bondage) that keeps the soul turned outward rather than toward Shiva, the liberating Pati.

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

By contrasting worldly acquisition with inner fulfillment, the narrative implicitly points to Saguna Shiva worship (Linga, mantra, devotion) as the means to sublimate desire and redirect it into bhakti that purifies bondage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical Shaiva takeaway is to counter restless desire with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship (puja with bhasma/tripundra and rudraksha), cultivating vairagya and steadiness of mind.