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Shloka 23

Brahmā’s Curse, Four Births, and the Dharma of Shared Embodiment

Draupadī/Kṛṣṇā

Devanagari script

शिवनाम्नो द्विजस्यैव गृहे सा तु कुमारिका / कर्मैक्यार्थं तपश्चक्रेः विष्णोश्च शिवसंज्ञिनः

Transliteration

śivanāmno dvijasyaiva gṛhe sā tu kumārikā / karmaikyārthaṃ tapaścakreḥ viṣṇośca śivasaṃjñinaḥ

Translation

‘சிவ’ என்ற பெயருடைய ஒரு த்விஜனின் வீட்டில் அந்தக் கன்னி வாழ்ந்தாள். கர்ம-ஏக்யம் (தர்மச் செயல் ஒன்றுமை) பெறுவதற்காக அவள் தவம் செய்தாள்; ‘சிவ’ என்ற நாமத்தால் அறியப்படும் விஷ்ணுவைத் தியானித்தாள்.

Word by Word
शिवनाम्नःof the name ‘Śiva’
शिवनाम्नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootशिव-नामन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास: शिव + नामन्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘शिवस्य नाम’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष
द्विजस्यof the Brahmin (twice-born)
द्विजस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
एवindeed/only
एव:
सम्बन्ध-निपात (emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
गृहेin the house
गृहे:
अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन
साshe
सा:
कर्ता (कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
तुbut/indeed
तु:
सम्बन्ध-निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (adversative/contrast particle)
कुमारिकाa maiden/young girl
कुमारिका:
कर्ता (कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootकुमारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
कर्म-ऐक्य-अर्थम्for the purpose of unity of action
कर्म-ऐक्य-अर्थम्:
प्रयोजन (हेतु/उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्म + ऐक्य + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘कर्मणाम् ऐक्यस्य अर्थः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजनार्थ)
तपःausterity/penance
तपः:
कर्म (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
चक्रेperformed/did
चक्रे:
क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
विष्णोःof Viṣṇu
विष्णोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
चand
च:
सम्बन्ध-निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
शिव-संज्ञिनःwho bears the name ‘Śiva’
शिव-संज्ञिनः:
विशेषण (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे)
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव + संज्ञिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘शिव इति संज्ञा यस्य’ (नामधारी)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Karma-eka-tva (unity/purification of action) pursued through tapas and contemplation of Viṣṇu, who is also designated by the name ‘Śiva’—suggesting a harmonizing theology of divine names and functions.

Vedantic Theme: Ekatva-buddhi and nāma-rūpa discernment: the One reality approached through different names; purification of karma as preparation for knowledge/bhakti leading toward liberation.

Application: Integrate action with inner intention (karma-śuddhi); adopt a steady sādhana (japa, vrata, study) that reduces sectarian hostility and deepens devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: dwelling

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: passages emphasizing Viṣṇu-bhakti as salvific and the power of divine names; narrative sections that reconcile deity-names

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
S
Shiva
D
Dvija

FAQs

This verse highlights that spiritual progress is supported when one’s actions are harmonized toward dharma—so tapas is undertaken to purify and unify karma rather than remain scattered by conflicting motives.

By stressing tapas and dharmic karma, it implies the preparation of merit and purity that later influences post-death outcomes described elsewhere in the Garuda Purana, such as the soul’s experience shaped by karmic residues.

Cultivate consistency between intention and action—choose a dharmic routine (service, vows, disciplined worship) and perform it steadily as a form of tapas to reduce inner conflict and strengthen ethical living.

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