Shloka 15

वैभ्राजवन-प्रसङ्गः / The Episode of Vaibhrāja and the Yogic Forest

Vibhrāja-vana

Devanagari script

शेषास्तु चक्रवाका वै कांपिल्ये सहचारिणः । जाताः श्रोत्रियदायादा दरिद्रस्य कुले नृप

Transliteration

śeṣāstu cakravākā vai kāṃpilye sahacāriṇaḥ | jātāḥ śrotriyadāyādā daridrasya kule nṛpa

Translation

Mas as demais aves cakravāka, ó rei, nasceram em Kāṃpilya juntamente com suas companheiras; de fato, como herdeiras de brāhmaṇas versados nos Vedas, porém na linhagem de um homem pobre.

Word by Word

• शेषाः: the rest/others
• शेषाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• चक्रवाकाः: cakravāka birds
• चक्रवाकाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रवाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• कांपिल्ये: in Kāmpilya
• कांपिल्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कांपिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सहचारिणः: companions/associates
• सहचारिणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘सह’ उपसर्गार्थ-युक्त (companions)

• जाताः: were born/became
• जाताः: क्रिया/भाव (Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अर्थ: ‘उत्पन्नाः’ (born)

• श्रोत्रियदायादाः: heirs/descendants of a learned brāhmaṇa (śrotriya)
• श्रोत्रियदायादाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्रिय + दायाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समास: श्रोत्रियस्य दायादाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• दरिद्रस्य: of a poor man
• दरिद्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दरिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘कुले’)

• कुले: in the family
• कुले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नृप: O king
• नृप: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Serves as a moral-theological illustration: high birth/learning (śrotriya-dāyāda) can coexist with poverty due to karmic residue; encourages humility and reliance on Śiva’s grace beyond social markers.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva understanding that birth and circumstance unfold by karma: even those linked to Vedic merit can experience poverty, urging detachment and devotion to Pati (Shiva) beyond social status.

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

By showing that worldly conditions are unstable, the text implicitly directs the seeker to take refuge in Saguna Shiva (worshipful Lord) through Linga-bhakti, which transcends karmic highs and lows.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Shiva-upāsanā despite circumstances—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-pūjā with bhasma/tripuṇḍra as a reminder of impermanence.