Shloka 25

Strī-svabhāva-kathanam: Nārada–Pañcacūḍā-saṃvāda

Discourse on Dispassion via the Nārada–Pañcacūḍā Dialogue

Devanagari script

पंगुष्वपि च देवर्षे ये चान्ये कुत्सिता नराः । स्त्रीणामगम्यो लोकेषु नास्ति कश्चिन्महामुने

Transliteration

paṃguṣvapi ca devarṣe ye cānye kutsitā narāḥ | strīṇāmagamyo lokeṣu nāsti kaścinmahāmune

Translation

噢天圣仙人，即便在跛者之中，乃至其他卑劣男子之中——大牟尼啊——诸世界里也无一人真能为女子所不可及。

Word by Word

• पङ्गुषु: among the lame
• पङ्गुषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃgu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: ‘even/also’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक

• देवर्षे: O divine sage
• देवर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: देवानां ऋषिः

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; relative pronoun

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘others’ (substantive adjective)

• कुत्सिताः: despicable
• कुत्सिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kutsita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘नराः’

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• अगम्यः: unapproachable
• अगम्यः: Pradhana-visheshana (प्रधान-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a + gamya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/नकारान्त-उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण; predicate adjective with ‘अस्ति’

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेधार्थक

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• कश्चित्: anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ka (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite pronoun)

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महान् मुनिः

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages, conveying the teaching within Umāsaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

FAQs

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

It highlights how powerful worldly desire can be: even those who seem weak or degraded are still drawn by sense-attraction. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, this points to kāma as a form of pasha (bond) that keeps the pashu (bound soul) from turning fully toward Pati (Shiva) and liberation.

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

The verse implicitly urges sense-restraint and inner purity, which are foundational for effective Linga worship. Approaching Saguna Shiva through pūjā, mantra, and devotion is meant to sublimate desire into bhakti, transforming binding impulses into Shiva-oriented awareness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice indriya-nigraha (control of senses) supported by japa of the Panchakshara—"Om Namaḥ Śivāya"—and steady daily Shiva worship; these disciplines weaken pasha and strengthen devotion and discrimination (viveka).