Shloka 37

शिवस्य तपोऽनुष्ठानम् — Śiva’s Austerity and Meditation at Himavat

Gaṅgā-Region

Devanagari script

निर्विघ्नं कुरु देवेश स्वतन्त्रः परमन्तपः । करिष्येऽहन्तथा सेवां दासोऽहन्ते सदा प्रभो

Transliteration

nirvighnaṃ kuru deveśa svatantraḥ paramantapaḥ | kariṣye'hantathā sevāṃ dāso'hante sadā prabho

Translation

يا ربَّ الآلهة، اجعل هذا المسعى بلا عوائق. أنت المستقلّ تمامًا، يا أسمى من يقهر الألم. وهكذا سأؤدي الخدمة كما أُمِرْتُ؛ فأنا عبدُك على الدوام، يا مولاي.

Word by Word

• निर्विघ्नम्: free from obstacles
• निर्विघ्नम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निः+विघ्न (नञ्/निषेध-पूर्वक तत्पुरुष)

• कुरु: make / do
• कुरु: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; देव+ईश (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘lord of gods’)

• स्वतन्त्रः: independent
• स्वतन्त्रः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वतन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; स्व+तन्त्र (कर्मधारय: ‘self-dependent’)

• परम्: greatly / exceedingly
• परम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• करिष्ये: I will do
• करिष्ये: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘thus/in that manner’

• सेवाम्: service
• सेवाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दासः: servant
• दासः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: समानााधिकरण (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: of you / your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: काल (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: nirvighnaṃ kuru deveśa svatantraḥ paramantapaḥ | kariṣye'hantathā sevāṃ dāso'hante sadā prabho

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It expresses dāsa-bhāva (the devotee’s humble identity as Shiva’s servant) and seeks Shiva’s anugraha (grace) to make spiritual effort nirvighna—free from inner and outer obstacles—affirming Shiva as the sovereign Lord (Svatantra) who alone can perfect devotion.

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

The mood is personal, Saguna devotion—approaching Shiva as Devesha and Prabhu—where worship (including Linga-puja) is offered as loving service, while acknowledging that success in rites and realization depends on Shiva’s independent grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Begin Shiva worship with a prayer for nirvighna (obstacle-free) puja, then perform steady seva such as Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Tripuṇḍra/bhasma application, and simple Linga offerings with the inner resolve, “I am always Your servant.”