Shloka 40

कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः

Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time

Devanagari script

शुभे: कर्मफलैदेवि मयैते परिकीर्तिता: । स्वर्गमार्गपरा भूय: किं त्वं श्रोतुमिहेच्छसि

Transliteration

śubhaiḥ karmaphalaiḥ devi mayā ete parikīrtitāḥ | svargamārga-parā bhūyaḥ kiṃ tvaṃ śrotum ihecchasi, devi ||

Translation

Disse Mahādeva: “Ó Deusa, aqui descrevi os frutos auspiciosos da ação que colocam alguém no caminho do céu. Agora, dize-me: que mais desejas ouvir sobre este assunto?”

Word by Word

• śubhaiḥ: by auspicious (deeds)
• śubhaiḥ: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• karma-phalaiḥ: by the fruits of actions
• karma-phalaiḥ: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma-phala
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• devi: O goddess
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī
• Form: feminine, vocative, singular

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: asmad
• Form: instrumental, singular

• ete: these
• ete: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: etad
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• parikīrtitāḥ: have been described/recited
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-kīrtita
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural, kta (past passive participle)

• svarga-mārga-parāḥ: devoted to the path to heaven
• svarga-mārga-parāḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svarga-mārga-para
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• bhūyaḥ: further/again/more
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ

• kim: what
• kim: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: kim
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yusmad
• Form: nominative, singular

• śrotum: to hear
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru
• Form: tumun (infinitive)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha

• icchasi: you wish/desire
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ
• Form: present (laṭ), 2, singular, parasmaipada

• devi: O goddess
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī
• Form: feminine, vocative, singular

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahādeva (Mahāśvara/Śiva)
• Devī (the Goddess, Pārvatī/Umā implied)
• Svarga (heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Meritorious actions (śubha-karma) yield specific fruits and can orient a person toward the path to heaven; after explaining these results, the teacher invites the listener to inquire further, emphasizing guided learning and ethical causality (karma-phala).

What is happening in the narrative?

Mahādeva addresses Devī, stating that he has already recounted the auspicious fruits of actions connected with attaining heaven, and then asks what additional topic she wishes to hear next—marking a transition point in their instructional dialogue.