Shloka 21

Arjuna’s Mantra-Empowerment and the Pāṇḍavas’ Separation (Śiva-rūpa through Mantra)

Devanagari script

तस्माद्वर्णयितुन्नैव शक्यते हि मया पुनः । शरीरं दुःखराशिं च मत्वा त्याज्यन्त्वयाधुना

Transliteration

tasmādvarṇayitunnaiva śakyate hi mayā punaḥ | śarīraṃ duḥkharāśiṃ ca matvā tyājyantvayādhunā

Translation

پس میں اسے مزید بیان کرنے کے قابل نہیں۔ جسم کو دکھوں کا ڈھیر جان کر اب دل سے بےرغبتی اختیار کرو، اسے چھوڑو اور نجات بخش پروردگار شیو کی پناہ لو۔

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• वर्णयितुम्: to describe
• वर्णयितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्णय् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive), अव्ययभाव; ‘to describe’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• शक्यते: is possible
• शक्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (reason/emphasis)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण/agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/further)

• शरीरम्: the body
• शरीरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दुःख-राशिम्: a mass of sorrow
• दुःख-राशिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख + राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (heap of sorrow)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मत्वा: having considered
• मत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having considered’

• त्याज्यन्तु: let (them/it) be abandoned
• त्याज्यन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगार्थक (let it be abandoned)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण/agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time: now)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General Purāṇic teaching motif: recognition of the body as duḥkha-rāśi leads to vairāgya and Śiva-śaraṇāgati; not tied here to a specific jyotirliṅga legend.

Significance: Didactic: cultivating detachment and taking refuge in Śiva is presented as the true pilgrimage (antar-yātrā) culminating in liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches vairāgya: seeing the body as impermanent and sorrow-prone, one should turn inward and seek Pati (Śiva) as the liberating Lord rather than clinging to the pashu-condition bound to pain.

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

By weakening attachment to the body, the devotee becomes fit for Saguna worship—Linga-upāsanā and devotion—through which Śiva’s grace purifies bonds (pāśa) and leads toward realization beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with contemplation on impermanence, supported by Shaiva disciplines like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of renunciation and Śiva-refuge.