Shloka 41

अवधूतेश्वरलीला (Avadhūteśvara-līlā) — Śiva Tests Indra’s Pride on the Way to Kailāsa

Devanagari script

यदर्थे गमनोद्युक्तौ दर्शनं प्राप्य तस्य तौ । कृतार्थौ गुरुशक्रौ हि स्वस्थानं जग्मतुर्मुदा

Transliteration

yadarthe gamanodyuktau darśanaṃ prāpya tasya tau | kṛtārthau guruśakrau hi svasthānaṃ jagmaturmudā

Translation

যাৰ দৰ্শনৰ বাবে তেওঁলোকে যাত্ৰা কৰিছিল, তেওঁৰ দৰ্শন লাভ কৰি দেবগুৰু বৃহস্পতি আৰু ইন্দ্ৰ কৃতাৰ্থ হ’ল আৰু আনন্দে নিজ নিজ ধামলৈ উভতি গ’ল।

Word by Word

• यत्: for which
• यत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; ‘यदर्थे’ इत्यत्र सम्बन्धः

• अर्थे: purpose
• अर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• गमन-उद्युक्तौ: intent on going
• गमन-उद्युक्तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), द्विवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (गमने उद्युक्तौ)

• दर्शनम्: the sight/vision (audience)
• दर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund) — ‘having obtained’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृतार्थौ: fulfilled in purpose
• कृतार्थौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (कृतः अर्थः येन/यस्य) — ‘having achieved the purpose’

• गुरु-शक्रौ: Guru and Indra
• गुरु-शक्रौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; समासः इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (गुरुः च शक्रः च)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• स्वस्थानम्: their own abode
• स्वस्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य स्थानम्)

• जग्मतुः: went
• जग्मतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोगः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; it concludes Indra and Bṛhaspati’s successful darśana of the Lord after a purposeful journey, emphasizing Śiva’s accessibility through grace.

Significance: Models tīrtha-yātrā as darśana-oriented: the ‘fruit’ is fulfillment (kṛtārthatā) through Śiva’s anugraha rather than mere travel merit.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Brihaspati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva’s darśana is itself the fulfillment of one’s highest aim—when the Lord is directly realized by grace, the seeker becomes kṛtārtha (purpose-complete) and returns inwardly established in peace.

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

The verse highlights darśana—meeting the Lord in a tangible, approachable way—reflecting Saguna Shiva worship, commonly accessed through Linga-upāsanā where devotees seek Shiva’s presence and blessing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Seek Shiva’s darśana through steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined pūjā; inwardly, cultivate devotion and surrender so the ‘journey’ culminates in Shiva’s grace.