Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

उपाकर्मं ततः कृत्वा वेदानध्यापयत्सुधीः । अब्दं वेदान्स विधिनाऽध्यैष्ट सांगपदक्रमान्

Transliteration

upākarmaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā vedānadhyāpayatsudhīḥ | abdaṃ vedānsa vidhinā'dhyaiṣṭa sāṃgapadakramān

Translation

Rồi sau khi cử hành đúng pháp nghi lễ Upākarman, bậc hiền trí bắt đầu việc truyền dạy Veda đều đặn. Suốt trọn một năm, ngài học Veda theo đúng quy tắc—kèm các Vedāṅga và theo lối tụng Pada, Krama—để âm thanh thánh điển được gìn giữ trong trật tự không sai lệch.

Word by Word

• उपाकर्मम्: the Upākarman rite
• उपाकर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाकर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular neuter

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; Accusative plural masculine

• अध्यापयत्: made (someone) study / taught
• अध्यापयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अध्यापय् (धातु; अधि + आपय् causative of √इ/√अधि-इ ‘to study/teach’)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular imperfect; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• सुधीः: the wise one
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine

• अब्दम्: for a year
• अब्दम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कालावधि), एकवचन; Accusative singular masculine (duration)

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; Accusative plural masculine

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine

• विधिना: according to rule / by proper method
• विधिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular masculine

• अध्यैष्ट: studied
• अध्यैष्ट: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + इ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्सभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular perfect; √इ (to go) with अधि → ‘to study’

• स-अङ्ग-पद-क्रमान्: the word-by-word recitations with the auxiliaries (Vedāṅgas)
• स-अङ्ग-पद-क्रमान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साङ्गपदक्रम (प्रातिपदिक; स + अङ्ग + पद + क्रम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; Accusative plural masculine; ‘with auxiliaries’ (साङ्ग) qualifying पदक्रम

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents disciplined Vedic study as a purifying sādhana: when sacred sound is learned and preserved correctly, it becomes a fit vehicle for devotion to Pati (Shiva) and for inner refinement leading toward liberation.

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

In Shaiva practice, outer worship (Linga-pūjā) is strengthened by śabda-śuddhi—purity of mantra and recitation. The verse highlights the training that safeguards Vedic and mantric precision, which supports Saguna Shiva worship and steadies the mind for contemplation of Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to Upākarman and sustained daily recitation/study with proper methods (Pada/Krama). As a practical takeaway, one may adopt a regular vow of mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, if initiated) with disciplined pronunciation and daily routine.