Shloka 27

Varṇa-adhikāra, Karma, and the Protection of One’s Attained Spiritual Status (वर्णाधिकारः कर्म च स्वस्थानरक्षणम्)

Devanagari script

यावंति तस्य रोमाणि भिद्यन्तेऽस्त्रैर्महाहवे । तावतो लभते लोकान्सर्वकामदुघाऽक्षयान्

Transliteration

yāvaṃti tasya romāṇi bhidyante'strairmahāhave | tāvato labhate lokānsarvakāmadughā'kṣayān

Translation

ໃນສົງຄາມອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ນັ້ນ ຂົນທຸກເສັ້ນໃນກາຍຂອງເຂົາ ຖືກອາວຸດຟັນແຍກເທົ່າໃດ ເຂົາຍ່ອມໄດ້ຮັບໂລກອັນບໍ່ເສື່ອມສະຫຼາຍເທົ່ານັ້ນ—ໂລກທີ່ບັນດານໃຫ້ສຳເລັດຄວາມປາຖະໜາອັນຄວນຄ່າທັງປວງ।

Word by Word

• yāvanti: as many as
• yāvanti: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yāvat (यावत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; परिमाणवाचक विशेषण (quantitative)

• tasya: of him / his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• romāṇi: hairs
• romāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• bhidyante: are split / are pierced
• bhidyante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhid (भिद् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• astraiḥ: by weapons
• astraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• mahāhave: in the great battle
• mahāhave: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + āhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (mahān āhavaḥ)

• tāvataḥ: so many / that many (in number)
• tāvataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāvat (तावत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक विशेषण (correlative)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• lokān: worlds/realms
• lokān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• sarva-kāma-dughān: yielding all desires
• sarva-kāma-dughān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + duh (दुह् धातु; दोग्धृ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (sarvān kāmān dugdhīti) विशेषण (lokān)

• akṣayān: imperishable
• akṣayān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; नञ्-प्रत्यय (negation)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that steadfast endurance and heroic resolve—when aligned with dharma under Shiva’s sovereign order—generate vast spiritual merit, symbolized as “imperishable worlds” that continually yield auspicious fruits.

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

It reinforces Saguna Shiva as the dispenser of karmic results and grace: all attainments, from heavenly lokas to higher spiritual stations, ultimately arise by Shiva’s governance, which Linga-worship acknowledges as the supreme axis of reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to dedicate one’s hardships to Shiva through Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and daily Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) application, transforming endurance and struggle into conscious devotion.