Shloka 49

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वाथ संतप्ता विवशा सा पतिव्रता पतिमाह रुदन्ती च किमुक्तं भवता प्रभो

Transliteration

evamuktvātha saṃtaptā vivaśā sā pativratā patimāha rudantī ca kimuktaṃ bhavatā prabho

Translation

یوں کہہ کر وہ پتिवرتا بیوی غم سے جلتی اور بے بس ہو کر روتے ہوئے اپنے شوہر سے بولی—“اے پر بھو! آپ نے یہ کیا کہہ دیا؟”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus

• उक्त्वा: having spoken

• अथ: then

• संतप्ता: afflicted, tormented (with sorrow)

• विवशा: helpless, overpowered

• सा: she

• पतिव्रता: a wife devoted to her husband’s vow (pativrata)

• पतिम्: to (her) husband

• आह: said

• रुदन्ती: weeping

• च: and

• किम्: what

• उक्तम्: spoken, said

• भवता: by you

• प्रभो: O lord

Speaker

Pativrata wife (addressing her husband within Suta’s narration)

Characters & Entities

• Pativrata (devoted wife)
• Pati (husband, as lord/master in the domestic context)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

The verse highlights surrender and devoted fidelity (pativrata-bhāva), a human analogue to the devotee’s dependence on Shiva as Pati; such inner disposition is treated as foundational for fruitful Linga-puja.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Though Shiva is not named here, the address “Prabho” and the Pati-bhāva echo Shaiva Siddhanta’s Pati–Pashu framework: the Lord is the one to whom the bound soul turns in distress, seeking clarity and refuge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No external rite is specified; the practice implied is bhāva-śuddhi—purification of emotion through humility, inquiry, and surrender—supportive of Pashupata-oriented devotion and steady worship.