Shloka 35

Devanagari script

द्वेषः कदाचिद्भद्रं पूजयेयं द्विजान्सदा । तुष्टौ च मातापितरौ भवेतां मम सर्वदा

Transliteration

dveṣaḥ kadācidbhadraṃ pūjayeyaṃ dvijānsadā | tuṣṭau ca mātāpitarau bhavetāṃ mama sarvadā

Translation

ನಾನು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ದ್ವೇಷವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸದೆ ಇರಲಿ. ಸದಾ ಭದ್ರರಾದ ದ್ವಿಜರನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸಲಿ. ನನ್ನ ತಾಯಿ-ತಂದೆಗಳು ನನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ಸದಾ ಸಂತುಷ್ಟರಾಗಿರಲಿ.

Word by Word

• dveṣaḥ: hatred
• dveṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dveṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana

• kadācit: ever; at any time
• kadācit: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/कालवाचक अव्यय (‘ever/at any time’)

• bhadram: good; auspiciousness
• bhadram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; benedictive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Prathamā/Dvitīyā (Nom./Acc.), Ekavacana; used adverbially as auspicious benediction ‘good (be)’

• pūjayeyam: may I worship
• pūjayeyam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Uttama puruṣa (1st), Ekavacana

• dvijān: twice-born; Brahmins
• dvijān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (Acc.), Bahuvacana

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/नित्यत्ववाचक अव्यय

• tuṣṭau: satisfied; pleased
• tuṣṭau: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण; predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त/PPP from √tuṣ ‘तुष्’)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Dvivacana; predicate adjective for ‘mātāpitarau’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• mātāpitarau: mother and father (parents)
• mātāpitarau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ + pitṛ (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Dvivacana; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: ‘mātā ca pitā ca’

• bhavetām: may (they two) be
• bhavetām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Dvivacana

• mama: of me; my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; possession)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen.), Ekavacana

• sarvadā: always; at all times
• sarvadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/सर्वकालवाचक अव्यय (‘at all times’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents a Shaiva ethical vow: hatred is a binding pasha (bond), while reverence to the virtuous, service to the learned, and pleasing one’s parents purify the heart, making it fit for Shiva-bhakti and grace (anugraha).

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

In Shiva Purana practice, outer worship of the Linga is supported by inner worship—non-hatred, humility, and honoring dharmic authorities. Such conduct stabilizes devotion to Saguna Shiva and prepares one for deeper realization of Shiva as Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily sankalpa (resolve) before Shiva-puja: renounce dveṣa, offer respect/service to elders and the learned, and seek parents’ blessings—then continue japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a purified attitude.