Shloka 17

Devanagari script

समाज्ञातानर्थवतः प्रतिरूपान् यथेप्सितान् । यतीनन्तरमासाद्य नालं नार्य्यः प्रतीक्षितुम्

Transliteration

samājñātānarthavataḥ pratirūpān yathepsitān | yatīnantaramāsādya nālaṃ nāryyaḥ pratīkṣitum

Translation

Sau khi biết đến những người đàn ông xứng đáng, phù hợp và đúng với phẩm chất mong cầu, các phụ nữ ấy, thấy các vị khổ hạnh không sẵn có hoặc bị trì hoãn, liền không thể chờ đợi thêm nữa.

Word by Word

• samājñātān: well-known
• samājñātān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-jñā (सम्-आ-ज्ञा)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural, Kta Pratyaya

• arthavataḥ: wealthy
• arthavataḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arthavat (अर्थवत्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural

• pratirūpān: handsome/suitable
• pratirūpān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratirūpa (प्रतिरूप)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural

• yathepsitān: as desired
• yathepsitān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā-īpsita (यथा-ईप्सित)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural

• yatīn: ascetics
• yatīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (यति)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural

• antaram: interval/proximity
• antaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (अन्तर)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• āsādya: having approached
• āsādya: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-sad (आ-सद्)
• Form: Lyap Pratyaya (Gerund)

• na: not
• na: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (न)
• Form: Negation

• alam: capable/enough
• alam: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अलम्)
• Form: Particle (पर्याप्त्यर्थक)

• nāryaḥ: women
• nāryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (नारी)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural

• pratīkṣitum: to wait/expect
• pratīkṣitum: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati-īkṣ (प्रति-ईक्ष्)
• Form: Tumun Pratyaya (Infinitive)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

FAQs

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

It contrasts worldly urgency and choice with the ascetic path, implying that impatience and desire-driven decisions bind the jiva, while steadiness and discernment support movement toward Shiva (Pati) beyond pasha (bondage).

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

By showing the tension between household aims and renunciation, it indirectly points to Saguna Shiva worship (Linga, vrata, puja) as a stabilizing dharmic means for householders, while the deeper aim remains union with Shiva through purified intention.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steadiness through daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga worship with vibhuti (Tripundra) to restrain impatience and align desire with dharma.