Shloka 34

काम-शक्र-संवादः / Dialogue of Kāma and Śakra

Indra

Devanagari script

एतस्य मरणं प्रोक्तं प्रजेशेन दुरात्मनः । शम्भोर्वीर्योद्भवाद्बालान्महायोगीश्वरस्य हि

Transliteration

etasya maraṇaṃ proktaṃ prajeśena durātmanaḥ | śambhorvīryodbhavādbālānmahāyogīśvarasya hi

Translation

ഈ ദുഷ്ടാത്മാവിന്റെ മരണം പ്രജാപതി (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്) പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു—ശംഭുവിന്റെ ദിവ്യവീര്യത്തിൽ നിന്നു ജനിച്ച ബാലനാൽ; കാരണം ശിവൻ മഹായോഗീശ്വരൻ തന്നെയാണ്.

Word by Word

• एतस्य: of this (one)
• एतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of this (one)’

• मरणम्: death
• मरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपेण (object of ‘proktam’)

• प्रोक्तम्: was declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रोक्त (√वच् धातु, उपसर्ग-प्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), कर्मणि-प्रयोगः; ‘said/declared’

• प्रजेशेन: by Prajeśa (lord of creatures)
• प्रजेशेन: Kartṛ (कर्ता, कर्मणि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; कर्तृ-करणभावे (agent in passive)

• दुरात्मनः: of the evil-souled one
• दुरात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वीर्य-उद्भवात्: from (his) virility-born origin / from the origin of Śiva’s potency
• वीर्य-उद्भवात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; ‘वीर्यात् उद्भवः’ इति पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष; अपादानार्थ

• बालात्: from the boy
• बालात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान (from the boy/child)

• महायोगीश्वरस्य: of the great lord of yogins
• महायोगीश्वरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + योगीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘महान् योगीश्वरः’ इति कर्मधारय; सम्बन्ध

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/causal)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as Mahāyogīśvara (the supreme Lord of Yoga) whose divine will manifests as a force that destroys adharma; the fall of the “wicked-souled” symbolizes the inevitable dissolution of ego and bondage (pāśa) when confronted by Śiva’s grace and power.

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

By naming Śiva as Śambhu and Mahāyogīśvara, the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees worship the personal Lord (often as the Liṅga) who actively protects dharma. The Liṅga stands for the same divine potency (vīrya/śakti) that manifests to remove negativity and uphold cosmic order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as Mahāyogīśvara with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva supports—practices aimed at burning inner impurity and strengthening sattva and devotion.