Shloka 77

नारीसन्देहभञ्जक-शम्भ्ववतारकथा

The Account of Śambhu’s Incarnation that Dispels Doubts Concerning Women

Devanagari script

एतदाख्यानमनघं पवित्रं पावनं महत् । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां साधनं सर्वकामदम्

Transliteration

etadākhyānamanaghaṃ pavitraṃ pāvanaṃ mahat | dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ sādhanaṃ sarvakāmadam

Translation

یہ بے عیب حکایت پاکیزہ، نہایت پاک کرنے والی اور عظیم ہے۔ یہ دھرم، ارتھ، کام اور موکش کی حصولی کا ذریعہ ہے اور ہر جائز خواہش پوری کرتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• etat-ākhyānam: this narrative
• etat-ākhyānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विषय/कर्तृस्थानी (as subject)

• anagham: sinless, faultless
• anagham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anagha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ākhyānam)

• pavitram: pure, sacred
• pavitram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pavitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• pāvanam: purifying
• pāvanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• mahat: great
• mahat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• dharma-artha-kāma-mokṣāṇām: of dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa
• dharma-artha-kāma-mokṣāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्ध्वन्द्व-समास (copulative); पुंलिङ्ग (समाहार/प्राधान्ये), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• sādhanam: means, instrument
• sādhanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• sarva-kāma-dam: granting all desires
• sarva-kāma-dam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + da (√dā/√dā? ‘to give’ → -da, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/उपपद: ‘giver of all desires’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ākhyānam/sādhanam)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Śravaṇa/paṭhana of Śiva-kathā is presented as a universal sādhana yielding puruṣārtha-catuṣṭaya (dharma-artha-kāma-mokṣa), culminating in Śiva-sāyujya/Śivapura-prāpti.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares Shiva-kathā (sacred narration about Shiva) as a powerful purifying sādhana: by hearing, remembering, and internalizing it with devotion, one gains both worldly well-being and the highest goal—mokṣa—through Shiva’s grace.

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

The verse praises the narrative as a means to attain all four human aims; in Shaiva practice this is commonly realized through saguna upāsanā—devotional listening and worship centered on Shiva’s forms such as the Śiva-liṅga—leading the devotee from blessings (bhoga) toward liberation (mokṣa).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śravaṇa (devout listening/recitation) of Shiva Purana kathā as a regular vrata-like practice; it can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” for purification and fulfillment of aims.