Shloka 58

Dehāśucitā-vicāraḥ

Inquiry into the Impurity of the Body

Devanagari script

विण्मूत्रस्य समुत्सर्गात्सुखं भवति यादृशम् । तादृशं स्त्रीषु विज्ञेयं मूढैः कल्पितमन्यथा

Transliteration

viṇmūtrasya samutsargātsukhaṃ bhavati yādṛśam | tādṛśaṃ strīṣu vijñeyaṃ mūḍhaiḥ kalpitamanyathā

Translation

विष्ठा-मूत्राचा उत्सर्ग झाल्यावर जसा सुखाचा अनुभव होतो, तसाच सुख स्त्रियांशी कामभोगात आहे असे जाणावे; वेगळे मानणे हे मूढांची कल्पना आहे.

Word by Word

• विण्मूत्रस्य: of feces and urine
• विण्मूत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विण् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (विण् च मूत्रं च); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• समुत्सर्गात्: from the discharge/evacuation
• समुत्सर्गात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + उत् + सृज् (धातु) + घञ् → उत्सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; कारण/हेतु

• सुखम्: pleasure
• सुखम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st) / द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'भवति' इत्यस्य विषयः

• भवति: arises/occurs
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यादृशम्: of what kind
• यादृशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तुलनाबोधक (of what kind)

• तादृशम्: such
• तादृशम्: Karma (कर्म/that)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; 'विज्ञेयम्' इत्यस्य विषयः

• स्त्रीषु: in women
• स्त्रीषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• विज्ञेयम्: should be understood
• विज्ञेयम्: Kriya (विधेय/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु) + णीयत्
• Form: णीयत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive: 'to be known/understood'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय

• मूढैः: by fools
• मूढैः: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्तृ-करणभावे (by fools)

• कल्पितम्: imagined
• कल्पितम्: Kriya-visheshana (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कॢप् (धातु) + त (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) 'imagined/fabricated'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'विज्ञेयम्' इत्यस्य विषयवाक्ये विधेय-विशेषणम्

• अन्यथा: otherwise/incorrectly
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches vairagya by exposing sensual pleasure as a fleeting bodily relief, urging the seeker to turn from pasha (bondage of desire) toward Pati, Lord Shiva, the giver of liberation.

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

By reducing obsession with sense-enjoyment, the mind becomes fit for steady devotion to Saguna Shiva in Linga-worship, where purity, restraint, and one-pointed bhakti support inner stillness and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) with self-restraint (brahmacharya/indriya-nigraha), and cultivate dispassion before daily Shiva-puja to stabilize meditation.