Shloka 37

ब्राह्मणीमरणवर्णनम् (Account of the Brahmin Woman’s Death) — within Nandikeśvara-māhātmya

Devanagari script

चक्रे सन्ध्यादिसत्कर्म स द्विजो विधिपूर्वकम् । स्तवादि कृतवांस्तत्र शंभोरद्भुतकर्मणः

Transliteration

cakre sandhyādisatkarma sa dvijo vidhipūrvakam | stavādi kṛtavāṃstatra śaṃbhoradbhutakarmaṇaḥ

Translation

ആ ദ്വിജൻ വിധിപൂർവം സന്ധ്യാദി സത്കർമ്മങ്ങൾ അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചു; അതുപോലെ അവിടെ അത്ഭുതകർമ്മനായ ശംഭുവിന് സ്തവാദി ഭക്തിക്രിയകളും നടത്തി.

Word by Word

• cakre: did, performed
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु: कृ)
• Form: लिट् (perfect/लिट्), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• sandhyā-ādi-sat-karma: good rites such as sandhyā (twilight worship)
• sandhyā-ādi-sat-karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhyā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + sat (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: सन्ध्या-आदि (etc. like twilight rites) + सत्कर्म (good deeds)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम

• dvijaḥ: the brāhmaṇa
• dvijaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• vidhi-pūrvakam: according to proper procedure
• vidhi-pūrvakam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial): विधिना पूर्वकम् = according to rule

• stava-ādi: hymns and the like
• stava-ādi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stava (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः: स्तवः आदिः यस्य (etc. like hymns)

• kṛtavān: having done; he did
• kṛtavān: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु: कृ)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्तवत् (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• śaṃbhoḥ: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• adbhuta-karmaṇaḥ: of the one whose deeds are wondrous
• adbhuta-karmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः: अद्भुतं कर्म यस्य

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined daily dharma (like Sandhyā rites) becomes spiritually fruitful when joined with heartfelt praise and devotion to Śambhu, aligning right action with bhakti toward the Lord who grants liberation.

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

By highlighting stava (hymns) and prescribed worship, the verse points to Saguna devotion—approaching Shiva as Śambhu with attributes and wondrous deeds—often expressed through Linga worship, prayers, and ritual observance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Sandhyā-vandana and other nitya-karmas correctly, then offer Shiva-stotra and devotional worship; as a practical takeaway, combine regular discipline with mantra-japa such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”