Shloka 70

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness

Devanagari script

गुप्तो वा मुनिशालायां भिक्षुरायाति तद्गृहम् । भार्य्यामुवाच यः कश्चिदवश्यं निर्धनो यतः

Transliteration

gupto vā muniśālāyāṃ bhikṣurāyāti tadgṛham | bhāryyāmuvāca yaḥ kaścidavaśyaṃ nirdhano yataḥ

Translation

Quer viesse em segredo de um eremitério de um muni, quer chegasse àquela casa como mendicante, fosse quem fosse, ele disse à esposa: “Certamente é pobre; por isso veio”.

Word by Word

• गुप्तः: hidden; in disguise
• गुप्तः: विशेषण (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘भिक्षुः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle)

• मुनिशालायाम्: in the sage’s hut
• मुनिशालायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + शाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: मुनेः शाला (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• भिक्षुः: a mendicant/beggar
• भिक्षुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आयाति: comes
• आयाति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘गृहम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of speech)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कश्चित्: someone
• कश्चित्: कर्ता (Karta; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम

• अवश्यम्: certainly; necessarily
• अवश्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of certainty)

• निर्धनः: poor; without wealth
• निर्धनः: विशेषण (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘यः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• यतः: because; since
• यतः: हेतु (Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थक अव्यय (causal conjunction/adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Uma Samhita discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

FAQs

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

It highlights the householder’s dharma of recognizing need and responding with compassion; in Shaiva thought, serving the needy and the renunciate refines the pashu (bound soul) toward Shiva-centered purity and grace.

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

While not naming the Linga directly, it reflects Saguna Shiva worship in daily life: honoring Shiva through respectful reception of guests and mendicants, treating them as worthy of reverence rather than suspicion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice atithi-seva as a Shaiva discipline: offer food/water with the remembrance of Shiva (e.g., inwardly repeating the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate non-judgmental charity toward those who arrive seeking support.