Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 19

Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे सा च ज्येष्ठा कार्यं गृहस्य वै । चकारानन्दसंयुक्ता सुशांतहृदयानला

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare sā ca jyeṣṭhā kāryaṃ gṛhasya vai | cakārānandasaṃyuktā suśāṃtahṛdayānalā

Translation

Samantala, ang matandang babae ay nag-asikaso sa mga gawaing bahay. Puspos ng kagalakan, at ang apoy sa kanyang puso ay ganap nang napayapa, isinagawa niya ang gawain sa isang mahinahon at payapang paraan.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तरे: in the meantime/interval
• अन्तरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative: time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘in the interval’

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ज्येष्ठा: the elder (sister/wife)
• ज्येष्ठा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject: apposition to सा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष्यरूपेण (appositional)

• कार्यम्: work/duty
• कार्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गृहस्य: of the house
• गृहस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)

• चकार: did/performed
• चकार: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• आनन्द-संयुक्ता: joined with joy
• आनन्द-संयुक्ता: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √युज्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (आनन्देन संयुक्ता)

• सुशान्त-हृदय-अनला: she whose heart-fire was well pacified
• सुशान्त-हृदय-अनला: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + शान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + अनला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्या हृदय-अनला सुशान्ता सा)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

FAQs

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

It highlights grihastha-dharma performed with a pacified mind: when inner agitation (the ‘fire of the heart’) is stilled, worldly duties become sāttvika and supportive of devotion and liberation-oriented living.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is not only ritual but also inner purification; a calm heart and joyful steadiness are presented as the proper inner state for approaching Saguna Shiva through pūjā, vrata, and pilgrimage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is mind-pacification alongside duty—regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) and simple Shiva-pūjā with bhasma and Rudraksha can steady the mind so actions are done without inner heat or restlessness.