Shloka 37

Strī-svabhāva-kathanam: Nārada–Pañcacūḍā-saṃvāda

Discourse on Dispassion via the Nārada–Pañcacūḍā Dialogue

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तः स्त्री स्वभावस्ते पंचचूडोक्त आदरात् । वैराग्यकारणं व्यास किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमर्हसि

Transliteration

ityuktaḥ strī svabhāvaste paṃcacūḍokta ādarāt | vairāgyakāraṇaṃ vyāsa kimanyacchrotumarhasi

Translation

“Assim, com a devida reverência, Pañcacūḍa explicou-te a natureza das mulheres. Ó Vyāsa, a causa do desapego foi declarada—que mais ainda desejas ouvir?”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणचिह्नम् (quotative)

• उक्तः: having been said/told
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्त्री: woman
• स्त्री: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वभावः: nature
• स्वभावः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• पञ्चचूडोक्तः: spoken by Pañcacūḍa
• पञ्चचूडोक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चचूड-उक्त (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्चचूड + उक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पञ्चचूडेन उक्तः)

• आदरात्: out of respect
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• वैराग्यकारणम्: cause of dispassion
• वैराग्यकारणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराग्य-कारण (प्रातिपदिक; वैराग्य + कारण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वैराग्यस्य कारणम्)

• व्यास: O Vyasa
• व्यास: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (किम्)

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्तः (infinitive)

• अर्हसि: you deserve/are fit
• अर्हसि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the puranic dialogue and concluding the point addressed to Vyasa)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Pañcacūḍa

FAQs

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

It marks a turning point where worldly fascination is framed as a bond (pāśa) and the “cause of dispassion” is highlighted—urging the seeker to move from sense-based attachment toward Shiva-oriented discernment and liberation.

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

By emphasizing vairāgya, it indirectly supports Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-pūjā) as a practical discipline: devotion becomes steady when the mind loosens its grip on worldly objects and turns toward Shiva as Pati, the liberating Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is cultivation of vairāgya alongside daily Shiva sadhana—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), simple Linga worship with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra), and mindful restraint of the senses.