Shloka 15

काम-शक्र-संवादः / Dialogue of Kāma and Śakra

Indra

Devanagari script

न केवलं मदीयं च कार्य्यमस्ति सुखावहम् । किं तु सर्वसुरादीनां कार्य्यमेतन्न संशयः

Transliteration

na kevalaṃ madīyaṃ ca kāryyamasti sukhāvaham | kiṃ tu sarvasurādīnāṃ kāryyametanna saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ఇది కేవలం నా సుఖప్రదమైన కార్యమే కాదు; సమస్త దేవతలకును ఇతరులకును ఇదే కర్తవ్యం—ఇందులో సందేహం లేదు।

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• kevalam: only / merely
• kevalam: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kevala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः; adverbial accusative (only/merely)

• madīyam: my
• madīyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; agreeing with kāryam

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• kāryam: task / matter to be done
• kāryam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular

• asti: is / exists
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• sukha-āvaham: bringing happiness
• sukha-āvaham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सुखम् आवहति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; agreeing with kāryam

• kim: but
• kim: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (particle) in idiom ‘kiṃ tu’

• tu: however
• tu: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेष (but, however)

• sarva-sura-ādīnām: of all the gods and others
• sarva-sura-ādīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + sura (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वे सुराः आदयः येषाम्/सुरादयः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; genitive plural

• kāryam: task / affair
• kāryam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative; agreeing with kāryam

• na: no / not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes dharmic universality: auspicious action is not a private agenda but a shared sacred responsibility. In Shaiva understanding, harmony in the worlds is sustained when all beings align their duties with the divine order upheld by Shiva.

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

Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva are presented in the Shiva Purana as benefiting not only the individual devotee but also the cosmic order. This verse mirrors that principle: what is truly auspicious serves the welfare of all, including the Devas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to perform Shiva-oriented worship as a selfless offering—japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga-puja with a loka-kalyāṇa (welfare of all) intention.