Shloka 49

नारीसन्देहभञ्जक-शम्भ्ववतारकथा

The Account of Śambhu’s Incarnation that Dispels Doubts Concerning Women

Devanagari script

कदाचित्स हि सर्वेशं प्रदोषे पर्यपूजयत् । त्रयोदश्यां निराहारो दिवानक्तव्रती शिवम्

Transliteration

kadācitsa hi sarveśaṃ pradoṣe paryapūjayat | trayodaśyāṃ nirāhāro divānaktavratī śivam

Translation

وذاتَ مرةٍ، في مساءِ پرادوشا، أدّى العبادةَ على وجهها للربّ شِيفا، سيّدِ الجميعِ الأعلى. وفي يومِ تْرَيودَشِي (اليوم القمري الثالث عشر) صامَ بلا طعام، وحفظ نذرَ الليلِ والنهار، وعبدَ شِيفا بانضباطٍ وخشوعٍ تعبّديّ.

Word by Word

• kadācit: once, at some time
• kadācit: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• hi: indeed, for
• hi: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• sarva-īśam: the Lord of all
• sarva-īśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/निर्देशक), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pradoṣe: at pradoṣa (twilight time)
• pradoṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• paryapūjayat: worshipped
• paryapūjayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: परि- (pari-)

• trayodaśyām: on the thirteenth lunar day
• trayodaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trayodaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• nirāhāraḥ: fasting (without food)
• nirāhāraḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (निर्- + आहार), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of saḥ)

• divā-nakta-vratī: observing the day-and-night vow
• divā-nakta-vratī: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divā + nakta + vratin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of saḥ)

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General Pradoṣa-māhātmya motif: worship at dusk on trayodaśī is especially efficacious for Śiva’s grace and removal of sins/obstacles.

Significance: Pradoṣa-vrata worship is said to grant pāpa-kṣaya, prosperity, and ultimately Śiva’s anugraha (liberating grace).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that sincere bhakti expressed through vrata (self-restraint), especially at pradoṣa time and on trayodaśī, purifies the bound soul (paśu) and turns the mind toward Śiva (Pati), supporting the Shaiva aim of liberation through grace and disciplined devotion.

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

Pradoṣa worship is classically performed before Śiva in a worshipful form—often the Śiva-liṅga—where the devotee approaches Saguna Śiva with offerings, prayer, and reverence, using form-based worship as a doorway to inner stillness and realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Observing Trayodaśī/Pradoṣa vrata: fasting (nirāhāra), maintaining divānaktavrata (day restraint with evening/night worship), and performing pradoṣa pūjā—ideally with mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) alongside focused contemplation on Śiva.