Shloka 33

Saṃjñā–Chāyā Upākhyāna: Sūrya-tejas, Substitution, and the Birth of Manu, Yama, and Yamunā

Devanagari script

मैथुनाय विचेष्टंतीं परपुंसोभिशंकया । मुखतो नासिकायां तु शुक्रं तत् व्यदधान्मुने

Transliteration

maithunāya viceṣṭaṃtīṃ parapuṃsobhiśaṃkayā | mukhato nāsikāyāṃ tu śukraṃ tat vyadadhānmune

Translation

おお賢者よ、彼女が交わりのために動いている間に他の男が近づくのを恐れ、彼は自らの精液を口から鼻孔へと注ぎ込ませた。

Word by Word

• मैथुनाय: for intercourse
• मैथुनाय: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन

• विचेष्टन्तीम्: struggling
• विचेष्टन्तीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-चेष्ट् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘struggling/moving about’

• परपुंसः: of another man
• परपुंसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘of another man’)

• अभिशङ्कया: due to suspicion
• अभिशङ्कया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि-शङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (हेतु/करण), एकवचन

• मुखतः: from the mouth
• मुखतः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुखतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘from the mouth’

• नासिकायाम्: in the nose/nostril
• नासिकायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Contrast (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात

• शुक्रम्: semen
• शुक्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘that’ (referring to semen)

• व्यदधात्: he placed
• व्यदधात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘placed/put’

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

FAQs

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

The verse depicts the distortions produced by fear and passion, illustrating how kāma (desire) and bhaya (anxiety) can intensify bondage (pāśa). In Shaiva Siddhanta framing, such agitation contrasts with the inward purity and restraint that support liberation under the grace of Pati (Śiva).

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

By portraying the turbulence of embodied desire, the narrative implicitly points toward Saguna Śiva worship—Linga-upāsanā, mantra-japa, and disciplined conduct—as stabilizing remedies that turn the mind from compulsive impulses toward devotion and self-mastery.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter restlessness with daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness, purity, and recollection of Śiva—especially when the mind is pulled by desire or fear.