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Shloka 65

Jñāna-hetu-nirūpaṇa

On the Causes/Means of Knowledge

Devanagari script

सन्तानार्थं तु कृष्णे न शिवपूजादिचिन्तनम् / रामेण दुः खयुक्तेन लिङ्गस्य स्थापनं कृतम्

Transliteration

santānārthaṃ tu kṛṣṇe na śivapūjādicintanam / rāmeṇa duḥ khayuktena liṅgasya sthāpanaṃ kṛtam

Translation

சந்தானப் பயனுக்காக கிருஷ்ணனிடம் சிவபூஜை முதலியவற்றைச் சிந்திக்க வேண்டியதில்லை; ஆனால் துயருற்ற ராமன் சிவலிங்கத்தை நிறுவினான்।

Word by Word
सन्तान-अर्थम्for the sake of progeny
सन्तान-अर्थम्:
प्रयोजन (Prayojana/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootसन्तान (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक (accusative of purpose)
तुbut, however
तु:
सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक
कृष्णेin/with regard to Kṛṣṇa
कृष्णे:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन
नnot
न:
सम्बन्ध (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (negation particle)
शिव-पूजा-आदि-चिन्तनम्thinking about Śiva-worship etc.
शिव-पूजा-आदि-चिन्तनम्:
कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + चिन्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
रामेणby Rāma
रामेण:
करण (Karaṇa/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootराम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन
दुःख-युक्तेनby (one) afflicted with sorrow
दुःख-युक्तेन:
करण (Karaṇa/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘युक्त’ = joined/afflicted; विशेषणम् (qualifying रामेण)
लिङ्गस्यof the liṅga
लिङ्गस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/षष्ठī)
TypeNoun
Rootलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन
स्थापनम्establishment, installation
स्थापनम्:
कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootस्थापन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्रियानाम (action noun)
कृतम्was done
कृतम्:
क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थक (PPP used predicatively: 'was done')
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue to Garuda/Vinata-putra, as the Garuda Purana’s primary discourse frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hierarchy and harmony: Kṛṣṇa as Bhagavān needs no auxiliary deity-worship for boons; Rāma’s liṅga-sthāpana models devotion, humility, and the legitimacy of Śiva worship within a Viṣṇu-centered worldview.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman worship as upāya; īśvara’s līlā accommodating dharma and loka-saṅgraha; subordinate-deity worship integrated under the Supreme.

Application: When seeking life-goals (e.g., progeny), combine devotion with dharmic ritual without sectarian hostility; interpret inter-deity worship as honoring divine functions while keeping one’s iṣṭa-devatā central.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tīrtha/temple-site

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.12.67 (Rudra not independent; unity with Hari)

Characters & Entities
K
Krishna
R
Rama
S
Shiva
L
Linga

FAQs

This verse frames liṅga-sthāpana as a purposeful rite performed in a specific circumstance—Rāma’s grief—showing that certain rituals are context-driven rather than universally required.

It acknowledges Śiva-pūjā and liṅga-sthāpana as valid practices while distinguishing situations: Kṛṣṇa is said not to require such recourse for progeny, whereas Rāma undertakes it in sorrow, implying complementary devotional paths.

Choose remedies and rituals with clarity of purpose and inner state—devotion and rites are most meaningful when aligned with one’s real need (grief, duty, or spiritual aim), rather than performed mechanically.

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