Shloka 112

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

षष्ठ्यां गम्या महाभागा सत्पुत्रजननी भवेत् पुत्रत्वं व्यञ्जयेत्तस्य जातपुत्रो महाद्युतिः

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭhyāṃ gamyā mahābhāgā satputrajananī bhavet putratvaṃ vyañjayettasya jātaputro mahādyutiḥ

Translation

षष्ठ्यां गम्या महाभागा सत्पुत्रजननी भवेत्; पुत्रत्वं व्यञ्जयेत्तस्य, जातपुत्रो महाद्युतिः।

Word by Word

• षष्ठ्याम् (ṣaṣṭhyām): in the sixth (month/period)

• गम्या (gamyā): fit to be approached/for union

• महाभागा (mahābhāgā): the blessed/noble lady

• सत्पुत्र-जननी (satputra-jananī): mother who gives birth to a good/virtuous son

• भवेत् (bhavet): becomes

• पुत्रत्वम् (putratvam): the state/signs of being a son

• व्यञ्जयेत् (vyañjayet): manifests/indicates

• तस्य (tasya): of that (embryo/child)

• जात-पुत्रः (jāta-putraḥ): the son when born/born son

• महा-द्युतिः (mahā-dyutiḥ): possessing great splendor

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames conception and progeny as a sacred, dharmic act aligned with Shiva-Shakti—encouraging purity and right timing so that life arises under auspicious, sattvic conditions supportive of devotion.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Implicitly, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the luminous source behind creation (srishti) and vitality—where radiance (dyuti) in the child is seen as an expression of ordered, divinely sustained becoming.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dharmic discipline of household life (grihastha-niyama): timing, purity, and intention in union—often supported in Shaiva practice by Shiva-puja, mantra-japa, and sankalpa for satputra.