Shloka 24

गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth

Devanagari script

जातकर्म स्वयं तस्य कृतवान्विधिरानतः । श्रुतिं विचार्य्य तद्रूपन्नाम्ना गृहपतिस्त्वयम्

Transliteration

jātakarma svayaṃ tasya kṛtavānvidhirānataḥ | śrutiṃ vicāryya tadrūpannāmnā gṛhapatistvayam

Translation

Với lòng cung kính, chính Vidhi (Phạm Thiên) đã tự tay cử hành lễ jātakarma (nghi thức lúc sinh). Rồi, suy xét chứng ngôn của Śruti (Veda), Ngài trở thành gia chủ, mang danh hiệu tương xứng với chính hình tướng ấy, như lời mặc khải đã định.

Word by Word

• जातकर्म: the birth-rite (jātakarma)
• जातकर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāta-karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound (तत्पुरुष): जात + कर्म; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• कृतवान्: did; has performed
• कृतवान्: Karta (कर्ता) (with implied ‘अस्ति’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past active participle (क्तवतु/क्तवत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• विधिः: Brahmā (the Ordainer)
• विधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• आनतः: bowed; reverent
• आनतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of विधिः
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-nata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle used adjectivally (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); ‘bowed’

• श्रुतिम्: the Vedic revelation; scripture
• श्रुतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śruti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• विचार्य्य: having considered
• विचार्य्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-car (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having considered/reflected’

• तद्रूपम्: of that form; corresponding to that
• तद्रूपम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) (of implied ‘नाम’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad-rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya compound (कर्मधारय): तद् + रूप; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• गृहपतिः: Gṛhapati (lord of the house)
• गृहपतिः: Karma (कर्म) (as the name given)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha-pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound (तत्पुरुष): गृह + पति; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• त्वयम्: you
• त्वयम्: Sambodhana/Addressed person (सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: 2nd person pronoun (युष्मद्), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana account to the sages, with the verse reporting Brahma’s action)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It affirms that even exalted births and identities are to be aligned with Śruti (Vedic revelation) and dharma—outer rites like jātakarma become meaningful when they support a life oriented toward Pati (Shiva) and liberation.

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

By emphasizing Śruti-based naming and dharmic station (gṛhapati), it frames Saguna devotion as lived order: one worships Shiva through rightly performed duties and Vedic-sanctioned practice, which culminate in devotion and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to Vedic samskāras (especially jātakarma and naming) performed with reverence; as a Shaiva takeaway, accompany duties with Shiva-smaraṇa and the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) for inner purification.