Shloka 15

सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation

Devanagari script

कुत्रचिन्न लभस्वेति संस्थितिं कलहप्रिय । तव सान्निध्यतो लोके भवेच्च कलहस्सदा

Transliteration

kutracinna labhasveti saṃsthitiṃ kalahapriya | tava sānnidhyato loke bhavecca kalahassadā

Translation

ಓ ಕಲಹಪ್ರಿಯನೇ, ನೀನು ಎಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಸ್ಥಿರ ನಿವಾಸವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯದಿರಲಿ; ನಿನ್ನ ಸಾನ್ನಿಧ್ಯದಿಂದಲೇ ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾ ಕಲಹ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ।

Word by Word

• कुत्रचित्: anywhere
• कुत्रचित्: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुत्रचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indefinite adverb), अर्थः ‘anywhere’

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

• लभस्व: may you obtain
• लभस्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• संस्थितिम्: steadiness, settled state
• संस्थितिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘steadiness/abode’

• कलहप्रिय: O one fond of quarrel
• कलहप्रिय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलह + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कलहस्य प्रियः)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सान्निध्यतः: from (your) proximity/presence
• सान्निध्यतः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतौ ‘due to (your) presence’

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would arise/be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कलहः: quarrel
• कलहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred, Umāsaṃhitā narrative voice where Shiva instructs/corrects and dispels discord)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse condemns “kalaha” (discord) as a binding impurity of the mind—an aspect of pasha (bondage). From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, peace, restraint of speech, and inner purity are necessary for grace (anugraha) and spiritual steadiness.

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

Linga-worship represents stabilizing consciousness in Shiva. This verse contrasts that steadiness with the destabilizing force of quarrel; devotion to Saguna Shiva (through Linga, mantra, and puja) is a discipline that cools agitation and restores harmony.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a vow of gentle speech (mauna/mitabhāṣa), applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of detachment, and offering water to the Shiva Linga while consciously releasing anger and contentiousness.