Shloka 25

Dehāśucitā-vicāraḥ

Inquiry into the Impurity of the Body

Devanagari script

मनसो भिद्यते वृत्तिरभिन्नेष्वपि वस्तुषु । अन्यथैव सुतं नारी चिन्तयत्यन्यथा पतिम्

Transliteration

manaso bhidyate vṛttirabhinneṣvapi vastuṣu | anyathaiva sutaṃ nārī cintayatyanyathā patim

Translation

対象が本質的に同じであっても、心の認識のあり方は分かれる。したがって、女性は息子をある方法で思い、夫を別の方法で思う。それは、心がそれぞれの関係を異なって彩るからである。

Word by Word

• मनसः: of the mind
• मनसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• भिद्यते: is divided/varies
• भिद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is split/varies)

• वृत्तिः: mental disposition
• वृत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अभिन्नेषु: in undivided/identical (things)
• अभिन्नेषु: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-भिन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वस्तुषु)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (particle: even/also)

• वस्तुषु: in objects/things
• वस्तुषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपातः (emphatic particle)

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नारी: woman
• नारी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चिन्तयति: thinks/considers
• चिन्तयति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अन्यथा: otherwise/differently
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching Umā/Parvatī in the Umāsaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Supports the discipline of mind (citta-śuddhi) as essential for deriving fruit from pilgrimage, dāna, and worship; without correcting vṛtti-bheda, sacred acts remain superficial.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights that bondage (pāśa) is strengthened by the mind’s vṛttis: the same consciousness projects different emotional meanings onto similar “objects,” creating attachment and partiality. Recognizing this instability supports vairāgya and turning the mind toward Pati (Shiva), the unchanging Reality.

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

Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship trains the mind to unify its scattered vṛttis in a single sacred focus. By repeatedly offering thought, feeling, and identity to Shiva, the devotee reduces relational bias and gradually rests in Shiva as the constant ground beyond changing mental projections.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with dhyāna on Shiva, along with simple discipline like Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and rudrākṣa as reminders, helps pacify vṛttis and weaken attachment-driven distinctions.