Shloka 81

दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas

Devanagari script

कुले मम महादेव भजनं तेऽस्तु सर्वदा । माभूत्तस्य कुले जन्म यत्र त्वं नहि देवता

Transliteration

kule mama mahādeva bhajanaṃ te'stu sarvadā | mābhūttasya kule janma yatra tvaṃ nahi devatā

Translation

ਹੇ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ, ਮੇਰੇ ਕੁਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੇਰਾ ਭਜਨ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੇ। ਜਿਸ ਕੁਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੂੰ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਵਜੋਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਪੂਜਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ, ਉਸ ਕੁਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੇਰਾ ਜਨਮ ਕਦੇ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ।

Word by Word

• कुले: in the family
• कुले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive: my)

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; समास: महान् देवः इति कर्मधारय

• भजनम्: devotion/worship
• भजनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive: your/of you)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive usage), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (prohibitive particle used with लोट्/लुङ्)

• अभूत्: be/happen
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘may it not happen’ with मा

• तस्य: of that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (of that)

• कुले: in the family
• कुले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (you)

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

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis/for)

• देवता: deity
• देवता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

A Shiva devotee (narrated within Suta Goswami’s discourse in the Kotirudrasaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms kula-saṃskāra of Śiva-bhakti: continuity of Śiva-upāsanā across births is framed as a supreme fortune; avoidance of a Śiva-vimukha lineage is sought as protection from spiritually barren saṃskāras.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It expresses the Shaiva ideal that the highest fortune is continuous devotion to Pati (Lord Shiva) across births, and that a life devoid of Shiva-bhakti is spiritually barren even if materially prosperous.

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

The verse prioritizes lived devotion—regular bhajana/puja—toward Shiva as the worshipped Lord. In Shaiva Siddhanta practice this is commonly embodied through Saguna worship such as Linga-puja, sustaining remembrance and surrender to Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain daily Shiva-bhajana in the household—Linga abhisheka when possible, japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and observances like Mahāśivarātri vrata to keep devotion established in the family line.