Shloka 35

Devanagari script

प्रणिपत्य महात्मानं पाराशशर्य्यं महामुनिम् । शिवानुरागसंहृष्टमानसं च तमब्रुवन्

Transliteration

praṇipatya mahātmānaṃ pārāśaśaryyaṃ mahāmunim | śivānurāgasaṃhṛṣṭamānasaṃ ca tamabruvan

Translation

Nachdem sie sich ehrfürchtig vor jenem großherzigen Weisen, dem mächtigen Seher Pārāśarya, niedergeworfen hatten, dessen Geist durch liebende Hingabe an Śiva erfreut war, sprachen sie ihn an.

Word by Word

• praṇipatya: having prostrated
• praṇipatya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ṇi-pat (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having bowed down’

• mahātmānam: the great-souled one
• mahātmānam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘महान् आत्मा’

• pārāśaśaryyam: Pārāśaśarya (Vyāsa)
• pārāśaśaryyam: Karma (कर्म/Object apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārāśara (प्रातिपदिक) + śarya/śaryya (प्रातिपदिक, patronymic/epithet)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषनाम/उपाधि (proper epithet)

• mahāmunim: the great sage
• mahāmunim: Karma (कर्म/Object apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• śiva-anurāga-saṃhṛṣṭa-mānasam: whose mind is delighted by devotion to Śiva
• śiva-anurāga-saṃhṛṣṭa-mānasam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + anurāga (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhṛṣṭa (कृदन्त) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter) ‘mānasa’, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवे अनुरागेण संहृष्टं मानसं यस्य’ (as epithet of tam/mahāmunim)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• abruvan: they said
• abruvan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the scene to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models the bhakti-ethic of praṇipāta (prostration) to a Śiva-bhakta guru; in Siddhānta, guru-bhakti is a conduit for Śiva’s anugraha.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vyasa (Pārāśarya)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva virtue of guru-vandana (reverent prostration) and shows that true spiritual inquiry begins with humility and a mind uplifted by devotion to Pati—Lord Shiva.

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

By emphasizing śivānurāga (loving devotion to Shiva), the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching Shiva through devotion and reverence, which commonly expresses itself in Linga worship and honoring Shiva’s presence through sacred forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests beginning practice with pranāma (prostration) and bhakti-bhāva; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may bow, then mentally remember Shiva with the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before asking or studying sacred teachings.