Shloka 18

Devanagari script

देवा अपि पितॄन्स्वर्गे यजंत इति मे श्रुतम् । एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण ब्रवीहि मे

Transliteration

devā api pitṝnsvarge yajaṃta iti me śrutam | etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa bravīhi me

Translation

ମୁଁ ଶୁଣିଛି ଯେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗରେ ଦେବମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କୁ ଯଜନ କରନ୍ତି। ଏହା ମୁଁ ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରୁଛି; ମୋତେ ବିସ୍ତାରରେ କହନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि) = also/even

• pitṝn: the ancestors (pitṛs)
• pitṝn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• svarge: in heaven
• svarge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• yajanti: they worship/perform sacrifice to
• yajanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyaparicchedaka (वाक्यपरिच्छेदक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति)

• me: by me / of me
• me: Sambandha/Śeṣa (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन) (enclitic)

• śrutam: heard
• śrutam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Bhāva (भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively ‘(it is) heard’

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• icchāmi: I wish/desire
• icchāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrotum: to hear
• śrotum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitival complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to hear’

• vistareṇa: in detail
• vistareṇa: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial use ‘in detail’

• bravīhi: tell/speak
• bravīhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन) (enclitic)

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the universality of dharma: even celestial beings honor the Pitṛs, showing that gratitude, lineage-duty, and karmic continuity are sacred obligations within Shaiva ethics.

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

In Shaiva practice, honoring the Pitṛs supports dharmic order and purifies one’s karmic field, making Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva more fruitful; it frames ritual duty as an aid to inner purification that leads toward Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points toward Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and Pitṛ-yajña (offerings and remembrance of ancestors) performed with purity and devotion; such observances can be integrated alongside daily Shiva worship and japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).