Shloka 114

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

सप्तम्यां चैव कन्यार्थी गच्छेत्सैव प्रसूयते अष्टम्यां सर्वसम्पन्नं तनयं सम्प्रसूयते

Transliteration

saptamyāṃ caiva kanyārthī gacchetsaiva prasūyate aṣṭamyāṃ sarvasampannaṃ tanayaṃ samprasūyate

Translation

Pada tithi bulan ke-7, jika seseorang mendekati (untuk pembuahan) dengan hasrat memperoleh anak perempuan, maka anak perempuan benar-benar lahir. Pada tithi ke-8, lahirlah anak lelaki yang sempurna dengan segala keutamaan. Dalam ajaran ini, kāla (waktu) dipandang sebagai sokongan ritual; apabila selaras dengan dharma dan bhakti kepada Pati (Śiva), ia membentuk takdir berjasad bagi paśu (jiwa individu).

Word by Word

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (tithi)

• च एव: and indeed

• कन्यार्थी: desiring a daughter

• गच्छेत्: should go/approach (for union)

• सा एव: she indeed

• प्रसूयते: gives birth/is born

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth (tithi)

• सर्वसम्पन्नम्: endowed with all prosperities/excellences

• तनयम्: son/offspring

• सम्प्रसूयते: is fully brought forth/is born

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames household life and progeny as governed by dharmic order (kāla/vidhi); for a Śaiva, such rites are ideally performed with reverence to Pati—Śiva—so the pashu’s worldly life supports eventual liberation.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Implicitly, it presents Śiva as Pati, the overseer of cosmic law where time and karma yield specific fruits; embodied outcomes arise within His ordered governance even when the verse speaks in practical, ritual terms.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A timing-based rite connected to conception (a dharmic saṃskāra context): choosing specific tithis for intended results; it complements Śaiva discipline by aligning desire with rule-bound action rather than impulse.