Shloka 33

Devanagari script

अथासौ भिक्षुवर्यो हि तस्मात्तस्याश्च सूतिकृत् । भिक्षां ययाचे दुर्गान्तान्नान्यज्जग्राह किञ्चन

Transliteration

athāsau bhikṣuvaryo hi tasmāttasyāśca sūtikṛt | bhikṣāṃ yayāce durgāntānnānyajjagrāha kiñcana

Translation

ついでその最勝の托鉢僧—彼女のために出産の儀礼を執り行った者—は、彼と彼女から施しを乞い、旅の次なる難所に至るに足る分だけを受け、ほかは一切受け取らなかった。

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), maṅgala/anuvṛtti-nipāta (निपात) ‘then’

• asau: that (person), he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• bhikṣu-varyaḥ: the best mendicant
• bhikṣu-varyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhikṣu (प्रातिपदिक) + varya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘śreṣṭhaḥ bhikṣuḥ’

• hi: indeed, for
• hi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), nipāta (निपात) explanatory/indeed

• tasmāt: from there/from that
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular, Feminine

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• sūti-kṛt: the midwife/one who assisted the birth
• sūti-kṛt: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūti (प्रातिपदिक) + √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; upapada-tatpuruṣa (उपपद-तत्पुरुष) with agent-noun from √kṛ: ‘sūtiṃ karoti’ = one who performs delivery/midwifery

• bhikṣām: alms
• bhikṣām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhikṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• yayāce: begged
• yayāce: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yāc (धातु)
• Form: Parasmaipada, Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• durgāntāt: from within the fort/stronghold
• durgāntāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durgānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; ‘from the inner part of the fort/stronghold’

• na: not
• na: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध)

• anyat: anything else
• anyat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• jagrāha: accepted/took
• jagrāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: Parasmaipada, Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kiñcana: anything at all
• kiñcana: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiñcana (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; indefinite pronoun used with negation

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

FAQs

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

It highlights vairāgya (non-attachment): the holy mendicant takes only what is necessary for dharma and sustenance, modeling restraint that supports inner purity and God-realization under Shaiva teaching.

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

Though the Linga is not named here, the ethic of minimalism and purity is foundational to Saguna Shiva worship—approaching Shiva with a restrained mind and offering life itself as disciplined worship rather than mere external gifts.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice aparigraha (non-hoarding) alongside japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” keeping daily needs simple and the mind focused—an inner discipline aligned with Shaiva sādhanā.