Shloka 8

Viśvānara-Gṛhapati Upākhyāna — Śivasya Agni-gṛhe Avatāraḥ

The Account of Viśvānara Gṛhapati and Śiva’s Descent into the House of Fire

Devanagari script

एवम्बहुतिथे काले गते तस्याग्रजन्मनः । भार्य्या शुचिष्मती नाम भर्तारम्प्राह सुव्रता

Transliteration

evambahutithe kāle gate tasyāgrajanmanaḥ | bhāryyā śuciṣmatī nāma bhartāramprāha suvratā

Translation

Когда прошло много дней в жизни того первенца, его добродетельная жена по имени Шучишмати обратилась с речью к своему супругу.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• बहु-तिथे: after many days (lit. on a time of many dates)
• बहु-तिथे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (बह्वी तिथिः यस्मिन् सः कालः) — here as locative with काले

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• गते: having passed
• गते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/with locative absolute sense)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; काले इति विशेषणम्

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अग्र-जन्मनः: of the earlier birth (previous incarnation)
• अग्र-जन्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (अग्रं जन्म यस्य/अग्रजन्म)

• भार्या: the wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शुचिष्मती: Śuciṣmatī
• शुचिष्मती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचिष्मती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-प्रयोगः (quotative/‘by name’)

• भर्तारम्: to (her) husband
• भर्तारम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राह: said/spoke
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सुव्रता: virtuous, of good vows
• सुव्रता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) → सुव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (सुन्दरं व्रतं यस्याः सा) — भार्यायाः विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic household life as a valid setting for spiritual progress—where virtue (suvrata) and truthful counsel within marriage can support devotion to Lord Shiva and right action.

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

Though this line is narrative, it sets the stage for forthcoming instruction or action; in the Shiva Purana, such domestic dialogues often lead to vows, worship, or turning the mind toward Saguna Shiva through disciplined practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; the implied takeaway is steadiness in dharma and vows (vrata), which commonly culminate in Shiva-bhakti practices like japa of the Panchakshara and simple daily worship.