Shloka 57

Dehāśucitā-vicāraḥ

Inquiry into the Impurity of the Body

Devanagari script

यादृशं मन्यते सौख्यं गंडे पूतिविनिर्गमात् । तादृशं स्त्रीषु मन्तव्यं नाधिकं तासु विद्यते

Transliteration

yādṛśaṃ manyate saukhyaṃ gaṃḍe pūtivinirgamāt | tādṛśaṃ strīṣu mantavyaṃ nādhikaṃ tāsu vidyate

Translation

腫れ物から腐臭の膿が流れ出るときに人が思い描く快さ、そのようなものとして女における所谓の快楽も理解すべきである。感官の享楽の対象として、彼女らにそれ以上の高きものはない。

Word by Word

• यादृशम्: of what kind
• यादृशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'सौख्यम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (of what kind)

• मन्यते: thinks/considers
• मन्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सौख्यम्: pleasure
• सौख्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गण्डे: in a boil/abscess
• गण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पूति: foul/putrid
• पूति: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद/विशेषण; 'विनिर्गमात्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (foul)

• विनिर्गमात्: from the discharge/oozing
• विनिर्गमात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + निर् + गम् (धातु) + घञ् → निर्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; कारण/हेतु (from the discharge)

• तादृशम्: such (of that kind)
• तादृशम्: Karma (कर्म/that)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; उत्तरवाक्ये 'मन्तव्यम्' इत्यस्य विषयः

• स्त्रीषु: in women
• स्त्रीषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• मन्तव्यम्: should be considered
• मन्तव्यम्: Kriya (विधेय/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु) + तव्यत्
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive: 'to be thought/considered'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अधिकम्: more/greater
• अधिकम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; 'विद्यते' इत्यस्य विषयः (anything more)

• तासु: in them (in those women)
• तासु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु) (सत्तायाम्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse is a stark Shaiva teaching on vairagya: sense-pleasure is portrayed as impure and ultimately unsatisfying, urging the seeker to turn from pasha (bondage through desire) toward Shiva-realization, where lasting bliss (ānanda) is found.

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

By devaluing transient sensual pleasure, the text redirects attention to Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-puja, mantra-japa, and devotion—as purifying disciplines that lift the mind from attachment to the contemplation of Pati (Shiva), the liberating Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is cultivation of dispassion supported by Shiva-sadhana—Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on the Linga, and observances like Mahashivratri fasting and vigil to restrain the senses and steady the mind.