Shloka 16

Anasūyā–Atri Tapas-Varṇana

Description of Anasūyā and Atri’s Austerities

Devanagari script

एकाकिनी तदा जाता सानसूया पतिव्रता

Transliteration

ekākinī tadā jātā sānasūyā pativratā

Translation

ครั้งนั้นนางอยู่เพียงลำพัง—ปราศจากความพยาบาทและริษยา—มั่นคงในพรตแห่งภักดีซื่อสัตย์ต่อสามี

Word by Word

• एकाकिनी: alone, solitary (fem.)
• एकाकिनी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाकिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (alone)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• जाता: became, came to be
• जाता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (√जन् धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (PPP) — ‘became/was born’ (finite sense)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनसूया: Anasūyā
• अनसूया: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण/appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनसूया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• पतिव्रता: devoted to her husband
• पतिव्रता: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पतेः व्रतम् यस्याः/पतिव्रता)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It praises inner purity—being anasūyā (without envy)—and steadfast dharma; such mental purity is a key qualification for receiving Shiva’s grace and progressing toward liberation.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana emphasizes bhāva (inner disposition). This verse highlights the required devotional temperament—humility, non-jealousy, and fidelity—through which Saguna Shiva is pleased and the devotee becomes fit for deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate anasūyā as a daily vrata alongside Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with calm mind; if practiced, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintain sattvic conduct as supportive disciplines.