Shloka 33

Strī-svabhāva-kathanam: Nārada–Pañcacūḍā-saṃvāda

Discourse on Dispassion via the Nārada–Pañcacūḍā Dialogue

Devanagari script

न कामभोगात्परमान्नालंकारार्थसंचयात् । तथा हितं न मन्यन्ते यथा रतिपरिग्रहात्

Transliteration

na kāmabhogātparamānnālaṃkārārthasaṃcayāt | tathā hitaṃ na manyante yathā ratiparigrahāt

Translation

ພວກເຂົາບໍ່ເຫັນວ່າຄວາມດີແທ້ມາຈາກການເສບສຸກກາມະ ຫຼືຈາກການສະສົມເຄື່ອງປະດັບແລະຊັບສິນ; ແຕ່ກັບເຊື່ອວ່າສະຫວັດດີຂອງຕົນຢູ່ໃນການໄລ່ຕາມແລະຄອບຄອງຄວາມຫຼົງໃນກາມະຣະຕິ.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• kāma-bhogāt: from sensual enjoyment
• kāma-bhogāt: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कामाḥ भोगः)

• paramāt: from the highest (thing)
• paramāt: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; विशेषण (hitaṃ implied)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• alaṃkāra-artha-saṃcayāt: from accumulation of wealth for adornment
• alaṃkāra-artha-saṃcayāt: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: alaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃcaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अलंकाराणाम् अर्थानां संचयः)

• tathā: so; in that way
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner: 'thus/so')

• hitaṃ: benefit; welfare
• hitaṃ: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• manyante: they consider
• manyante: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/तुलनावाचक (comparative: 'as/like')

• rati-parigrahāt: from taking/obtaining pleasure
• rati-parigrahāt: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक) + parigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (रतेः परिग्रहः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (instructing Umā/Parvati within the philosophical discourse of the Umāsaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it occurs in a didactic dialogue where Śiva instructs Umā about worldly motivations and attachment.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse diagnoses the common delusion of the bound soul (paśu): mistaking sensual attachment for true welfare. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, lasting hita lies in turning from pasha (bondage of desire and possessiveness) toward Pati (Shiva) through disciplined living, devotion, and insight.

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

Linga/Saguna Shiva worship redirects the mind from rati (sense-attachment) to Śiva-bhakti. By offering desire and possessiveness into worship—seeing Shiva as the true refuge—one weakens bondage and cultivates inner purity needed for Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with restraint of the senses, and pair it with simple Shiva worship (e.g., Linga abhisheka). The practical takeaway is to reduce indulgence and accumulation, and increase mantra, prayer, and disciplined conduct.