Shloka 4

Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya

The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga

Devanagari script

तस्य प्रिया सुदेहा च शिवधर्मपरायणः । पतिसेवापरा नित्यं गृहकर्मविचक्षणा

Transliteration

tasya priyā sudehā ca śivadharmaparāyaṇaḥ | patisevāparā nityaṃ gṛhakarmavicakṣaṇā

Translation

สุเทหา ภรรยาผู้เป็นที่รักของเขา ตั้งมั่นในธรรมแห่งพระศิวะโดยสิ้นเชิง นางมุ่งมั่นรับใช้สามีอยู่เสมอ และชำนาญรอบคอบในกิจการเรือน

Word by Word

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

• प्रिया: beloved wife
• प्रिया: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• सुदेहा: Sudehā
• सुदेहा: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदेहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शिवधर्मपरायणः: devoted to Śiva’s dharma
• शिवधर्मपरायणः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिवधर्म + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनार्थे विशेषणम् (form appears as -ः; intended feminine nominative sg agreeing with ‘प्रिया/सुदेहा’); समास: शिवस्य धर्मः (शिवधर्म) तस्मिन् परायणः (devoted)

• पतिसेवापरा: devoted to serving her husband
• पतिसेवापरा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति + सेवा + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; समास: पतेः सेवा (husband-service) तस्याम् परा (devoted)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण; frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक एकवचनम् (adverbial accusative)

• गृहकर्मविचक्षणा: skilled in household work
• गृहकर्मविचक्षणा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृहकर्म + विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; समास: गृहे कर्म (household duties) तत्र विचक्षणा (skilled)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sudekhā

FAQs

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

It praises Śiva-dharma lived in the gṛhastha (householder) path—devotion to Śiva expressed through fidelity, service, and righteous conduct, which purifies the mind and supports liberation-oriented devotion.

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

By highlighting Śiva-dharma in daily life, it implies that Saguna Śiva worship (including Liṅga-pūjā) is strengthened when one’s conduct—especially in family life—aligns with devotion, discipline, and service.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse suggests steady daily observance (nityam) of Śiva-dharma—practically, regular Śiva-nāma japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) alongside disciplined, duty-filled living.