Shloka 4
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
किंतु समाधिना तेन न ज्ञातं शूलसंभवम् । कृच्छ्रं च मुनिना कृत्स्नं योगाभ्यासाद्भृशादपि
kiṃtu samādhinā tena na jñātaṃ śūlasaṃbhavam | kṛcchraṃ ca muninā kṛtsnaṃ yogābhyāsādbhṛśādapi
എന്നാൽ ആ സമാധിയിലൂടെയും ശൂലത്തിന്റെ ഉദ്ഭവകാരണം അവൻ അറിഞ്ഞില്ല. മുനിയുടെ സമസ്ത കഠിനശ്രമം—അത്യന്തം തീവ്രമായ യോഗാഭ്യാസം ഉണ്ടായിട്ടും—വൃഥയായിത്തീർന്നു.
Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: योगाभ्यासाद्भृशादपि → योगाभ्यासात् भृशात् अपि
FAQs
It implies that meditative absorption and intense yogic discipline alone may not yield knowledge of certain divine mysteries; realization can depend on grace, right context, or revealed teaching rather than effort alone.
“Śūla-sambhava” literally means “the arising/origin of the śūla (trident),” a Shaiva emblem. Here it denotes a specific divine or cosmic origin-story that the sage failed to discern.
It cautions against assuming that sheer austerity guarantees insight, encouraging humility and the pursuit of correct guidance (śāstra/teacher) alongside practice.