Shloka 38

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । गच्छध्वं संगता यूयं पर्वतं गन्धमादनम् । न स्थातव्यम्भवद्भिश्च न हि वोऽत्र प्रयोजनम्

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | gacchadhvaṃ saṃgatā yūyaṃ parvataṃ gandhamādanam | na sthātavyambhavadbhiśca na hi vo'tra prayojanam

Translation

Nārada berkata: “Wahai kamu semua yang berhimpun di sini, pergilah segera ke Gunung Gandhamādana. Kamu tidak patut tinggal di sini, kerana dalam hal ini tiada tujuan bagimu untuk terus berada di sini.”

Word by Word

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम् (3rd person singular)

• gacchadhvam: go (you all)
• gacchadhvam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• saṃgatāḥ: assembled/together
• saṃgatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃgata (कृदन्त, √gam सम्- + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural); कृदन्त-विशेषणम्

• yūyam: you (all)
• yūyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural, pronoun)

• parvatam: to the mountain
• parvatam: Karma (कर्म/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• gandhamādanam: (named) Gandhamādana
• gandhamādanam: Karma (कर्म/Appositional object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + mādaná (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Accusative singular); संज्ञा-विशेषणम् (proper name as apposition)

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

• sthātavyam: should be stayed/remained
• sthātavyam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthātavya (कृदन्त, √sthā + तव्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular, neuter); विधेय-भावः (gerundive: ought to be done)

• bhavadbhiḥ: by you (respected ones)
• bhavadbhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Agent of obligation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक, आदरार्थ-सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural; polite ‘you’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपातः (conjunction: and)

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

• hi: for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), हेतौ/अवधारणे (for/indeed)

• vaḥ: of you / your
• vaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural, pronoun)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb: here)

• prayojanam: purpose/need
• prayojanam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular); विधेय-पदम् (predicate nominative)

Speaker

Nārada

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga; Nārada’s directive to depart functions as narrative ‘re-location’ under divine governance—removing the sages from a context where their presence is not instrumentally required.

Significance: Symbolizes moving from agitation to tapas: Gandhamādana as a tapas-sthāna; the ‘no purpose here’ teaching discourages egoic involvement and redirects to appropriate sādhana.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Gandhamādana

FAQs

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

The verse highlights viveka (discernment) and vairāgya (non-attachment): a devotee should not linger where there is no dharmic or spiritual purpose, but move toward the place and duty indicated by divine guidance.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the teaching supports Saguna-Shiva devotion through obedience to righteous instruction: worship is not only ritual, but also timely action aligned with Śiva’s order and the devotee’s proper role.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is disciplined obedience and mental steadiness: depart from distractions, keep the mind fixed on Śiva (e.g., japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and proceed to the rightful place of sādhanā and service.