Shloka 27

Strī-svabhāva-kathanam: Nārada–Pañcacūḍā-saṃvāda

Discourse on Dispassion via the Nārada–Pañcacūḍā Dialogue

Devanagari script

अलाभात्पुरुषाणां च भयात्परिजनस्य च । वधबन्धभयाच्चैव ता भग्नाशा हि योषितः

Transliteration

alābhātpuruṣāṇāṃ ca bhayātparijanasya ca | vadhabandhabhayāccaiva tā bhagnāśā hi yoṣitaḥ

Translation

مرد میسر نہ آنے کے سبب، اپنے رشتہ داروں کے خوف سے، اور قتل یا قید کیے جانے کے ڈر سے وہ عورتیں بالکل نااُمید ہو گئیں۔

Word by Word

अलाभात्from non-attainment / due to lack

पुरुषाणाम्of men

चand

भयात्from fear

परिजनस्यof relatives/attendants

चand

वधबन्धभयात्from fear of killing and imprisonment

चand

एवindeed

ताःthose (women)

भग्नाशाःhopeless / with broken hopes

हिindeed/for

योषितःwomen

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how worldly desire and social fear create pasha (bondage), leading to despair; Shaiva Siddhanta reads this as a prompt to turn from unstable supports to Pati (Shiva), the liberator from fear and constraint.

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

It contrasts human dependence and insecurity with the refuge of Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord; Linga-worship is presented throughout the Purana as a steady anchor when worldly relations and gains fail.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter fear with japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and steady daily Shiva-puja (optionally with Tripundra and Rudraksha), cultivating inner refuge rather than external dependence.