Shloka 30

Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

पार्थिवांश्च गृहीत्वा सा पूर्ववत्स्वस्थमानसा । शंभोर्नामान्युच्चरंती जगाम सरसस्तटे

Transliteration

pārthivāṃśca gṛhītvā sā pūrvavatsvasthamānasā | śaṃbhornāmānyuccaraṃtī jagāma sarasastaṭe

Translation

അവൾ പാർത്ഥിവ (ലിംഗങ്ങൾ) കൈയിൽ എടുത്ത്, മുൻപുപോലെ ശാന്തസ്ഥിരമായ മനസ്സോടെ, ശംഭുവിന്റെ നാമങ്ങൾ ഉച്ചരിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് സരസ്സിന്റെ തീരത്തേക്ക് പോയി.

Word by Word

• पार्थिवान्: earthen (liṅgas)/clay objects
• पार्थिवान्: कर्म (Object of गृहीत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having taken’

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: ‘as before’)

• स्वस्थमानसा: with a calm mind
• स्वस्थमानसा: विशेषण (Adjective of सा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्थ + मानस् (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: कर्मधारय (स्वस्थं मानसं यस्याः/स्वस्थं मानसम्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शंभोः: of Śambhu
• शंभोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: कर्म (Object of उच्चरन्ती)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• उच्चरन्ती: uttering/reciting
• उच्चरन्ती: कर्ता (agent-participle qualifying सा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + चर् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सरसः: of the lake
• सरसः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• तटे: on the bank
• तटे: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Ghṛṣṇeśvara

Sthala Purana: Ghuśmā’s hallmark practice is the making and worship of pārthiva-liṅgas, followed by their respectful immersion near the water’s edge; this sustained caryā-kriyā becomes the narrative ground for Śiva’s appearance and the establishment of the revered liṅga connected with her name and devotion.

Significance: Merit of pārthiva-liṅga worship, nāma-saṅkīrtana, and tīrtha-sevā; promises steadiness of mind and Śiva’s protective grace for householders.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that steady-minded devotion (svastha-mānasā) joined with nāma-japa is itself a direct approach to Pati (Śiva), purifying the pashu (individual soul) and preparing it for grace through disciplined worship.

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

By taking the pārthiva (earthen) liṅgas and going to the lake-shore for worship, the devotee approaches Śiva in saguna form through a tangible liṅga, while the continual chanting of Śambhu’s names internalizes that worship as remembrance and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Parthiva-liṅga worship accompanied by nāma-japa (recitation of Shiva’s names), done with a composed mind; practically, this pairs simple liṅga-pūjā with focused mantra-like repetition (e.g., Shiva-nāma or the spirit of pañcākṣarī).