Shloka 60

Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya

Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification

Devanagari script

चांद्रा यणसहस्रं तु ब्रह्मलोकप्रदं विदुः । सहस्रस्य कुटुंबस्य प्रतिष्ठां क्षत्रियश्चरेत्

Transliteration

cāṃdrā yaṇasahasraṃ tu brahmalokapradaṃ viduḥ | sahasrasya kuṭuṃbasya pratiṣṭhāṃ kṣatriyaścaret

Translation

他们宣说：修行一千次月行斋法（Cāndrāyaṇa）能得至梵天界（Brahmaloka）。刹帝利应当奉行此行，以建立并巩固一支千家族系的荣誉与安定。

Word by Word

• चांद्राः: lunar (ones/acts)
• चांद्राः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चांद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘चन्द्रसम्बन्धिनः’ (context: lunar units/offerings)

• यण-सहस्रम्: a thousand yaṇa (units)
• यण-सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यण (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः यणानां सहस्रम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• ब्रह्म-लोक-प्रदम्: granting Brahma-loka
• ब्रह्म-लोक-प्रदम्: Karma (कर्म/object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः ब्रह्मलोकं प्रददाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• विदुः: they know/declare
• विदुः: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सहस्रस्य: of a thousand
• सहस्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुटुंबस्य: of a family/household
• कुटुंबस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटुंब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रतिष्ठाम्: support/standing/establishment
• प्रतिष्ठाम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षत्रियः: a Kshatriya
• क्षत्रियः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चरेत्: should practice/undertake
• चरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-worship observances to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva principle that disciplined observance (vrata/tapas) purifies the pashu (bound soul) and yields elevated spiritual results—here described as Brahmaloka—through sustained self-restraint aligned with dharma.

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

In the Vidyeshvara context, such vows are presented as supportive disciplines that strengthen devotion and purity for Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upasana), making the practitioner fit for japa, puja, and receiving Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It recommends the Cāndrāyaṇa vrata (a lunar-regulated fasting/discipline). In practice, it is commonly paired with Shiva-japa (especially the Panchakshara) and regular puja as a structured Shaiva sadhana.