Shloka 28

ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्

Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven

Devanagari script

क्व माता क्व पिता विद्धि क्व स्वामी क्व कलत्रकम् । न कोऽपि कस्य चास्तीह सर्वेपि स्वकृतं भुजः

Transliteration

kva mātā kva pitā viddhi kva svāmī kva kalatrakam | na ko'pi kasya cāstīha sarvepi svakṛtaṃ bhujaḥ

Translation

Ketahuilah dengan sungguh: di manakah ibu dan bapa, di manakah suami, dan di manakah isteri? Di dunia ini tiada seorang pun benar-benar milik sesiapa; semua makhluk hanya menikmati akibat perbuatan (karma) mereka sendiri.

Word by Word

• क्व: where
• क्व: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रश्न-निर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय (interrogative adverb): ‘where?’

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• क्व: where
• क्व: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रश्न-निर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय: ‘where?’

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• विद्धि: know (you should know)
• विद्धि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; धातु: विद् ‘to know’

• क्व: where
• क्व: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रश्न-निर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय: ‘where?’

• स्वामी: master/lord
• स्वामी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन्/स्वामी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• क्व: where
• क्व: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रश्न-निर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय: ‘where?’

• कलत्रकम्: wife/spouse
• कलत्रकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd) एकवचन; सन्दर्भे ‘पत्नी/जीवनसाथी’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• कः: anyone
• कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (indefinite/interrogative), पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘anyone’ (with न)

• अपि: even/any
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘even/also/any’ (with न: ‘not even/none’)

• कस्य: of anyone
• कस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; ‘of anyone’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place): ‘here/in this world’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘all (people)’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle): ‘also/indeed’

• स्वकृतम्: one’s own deed (karma)
• स्वकृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + कृत (कृ धातु-क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘done’; समासः कर्मधारयः (स्वं कृतम् = one’s own deed)

• भुजः: they experience/enjoy
• भुजः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष बहुवचन; रूपम् ‘भुञ्जते/भुञ्जन्ति’ इत्यर्थे पुराणपाठभेदेन ‘भुजः’ (they enjoy/experience)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

FAQs

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

It teaches vairagya (dispassion): worldly relations are temporary, while karma is inescapable; therefore one should seek Shiva, the true Pati (Lord), for liberation from bondage.

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

By exposing the unreliability of worldly supports, the verse redirects the seeker to take refuge in Shiva through Linga worship—Saguna devotion that purifies karma and leads toward realization of Shiva beyond all attachments.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily Shiva-smarana with the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namah Shivaya) and cultivate detachment; offer worship with a disciplined mind, using bhasma and rudraksha as reminders of impermanence and karmic accountability.