Shloka 43

ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्

Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven

Devanagari script

माता च तस्य दोहार्थमाजगाम स्वयन्तदा । द्विजपुत्रस्तदा वत्सं खिन्नं कीलेन ताडितम्

Transliteration

mātā ca tasya dohārthamājagāma svayantadā | dvijaputrastadā vatsaṃ khinnaṃ kīlena tāḍitam

Translation

అప్పుడే అతని తల్లి పాలు దోయుటకై తానే వచ్చెను. ఆ సమయంలో బ్రాహ్మణ కుమారుడు క్షీణించిన దూడను కీళుతో (మేకుతో) కొట్టెను।

Word by Word

• माता: the mother
• माता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (irregular stem मातृ)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दोहार्थम्: for milking
• दोहार्थम्: Hetu (हेतु/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोह (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दोहस्य अर्थः = for milking)

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वयम्: herself
• स्वयम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मार्थक (by oneself)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• द्विजपुत्रः: the Brahmin's son
• द्विजपुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजस्य पुत्रः = Brahmin's son)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• वत्सम्: the calf
• वत्सम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• खिन्नम्: distressed/weary
• खिन्नम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खिन्न (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (weary/distressed)

• कीलेन: with a peg/stake
• कीलेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ताडितम्: beaten/struck
• ताडितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताड् (धातु) → ताडित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (struck/beaten)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Brahmin's son
• mother
• calf

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how everyday actions—especially cruelty toward a helpless being—create karmic bondage (pāśa). In Shaiva Siddhanta, compassion and restraint support inner purity, making the mind fit for Shiva’s grace (anugraha).

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

Jyotirlinga narratives often contrast devotion with adharmic behavior. Saguna Shiva, worshipped as the Linga, is approached through purity of conduct; harming the vulnerable obstructs the devotional state that supports fruitful Linga worship and pilgrimage merit.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice ahiṃsā and compassion as a daily vrata alongside Shiva upāsanā—recite the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a calm mind, and, if observing a Shiva-vrata, pair mantra-japa with ethical restraint for greater spiritual efficacy.