Shloka 61

देवस्तुतिः—नन्दिकेश्वरविज्ञप्तिः—शम्भोः समाधेः उत्थानम्

Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi

Devanagari script

कुसंगा बहवो लोके स्त्रीसंगस्तत्र चाधिकः । उद्धरेत्सकलबंधैर्न स्त्रीसंगात्प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

kusaṃgā bahavo loke strīsaṃgastatra cādhikaḥ | uddharetsakalabaṃdhairna strīsaṃgātpramucyate

Translation

ലോകത്തിൽ കുസംഗങ്ങൾ പലതുണ്ട്; അവയിൽ സ്ത്രീസംഗം (വിഷയാസക്തി) ഏറ്റവും ശക്തമാണ്. മറ്റു ബന്ധങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് മോചനം ലഭിക്കാമെങ്കിലും, ഈ ആസക്തിജന്യബന്ധത്തിൽ നിന്ന് എളുപ്പത്തിൽ വിടുതൽ ലഭിക്കില്ല.

Word by Word

• kusaṅgāḥ: bad associations
• kusaṅgāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• bahavaḥ: many
• bahavaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with kusaṅgāḥ)

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• strī-saṅgaḥ: association with women
• strī-saṅgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (striyāḥ saṅgaḥ)

• tatra: therein, among them
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• adhikaḥ: greater, more excessive
• adhikaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (of strī-saṅgaḥ)

• uddharet: may/should lift out, rescue
• uddharet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• sakala-bandhaiḥ: by all bonds
• sakala-bandhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक) + bandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (sakalāḥ bandhaḥ)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• strī-saṅgāt: from association with women
• strī-saṅgāt: Apādāna (अपादानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (striyāḥ saṅgaḥ)

• pramucyate: is freed, is released
• pramucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that the strongest pāśa (bond) is desire-driven attachment; Shaiva practice requires vairāgya and disciplined association so the soul (paśu) can turn toward Pati (Shiva) for liberation.

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

Linga/Saguna Shiva worship trains the mind to rest in Shiva rather than in sense-objects; by steady pūjā, japa, and restraint, the devotee weakens passion-born bonds and grows in Shiva-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate satsanga, practice japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and maintain purity through regular Shiva pūjā; these support restraint and detachment from desire-based attachments.