Shloka 47

Kāmarūpeśvara’s Trial and Śiva’s Hidden Protection (कামरूपेश्वर-रक्षा-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

ततश्शिवस्य कृपया शांतिं प्राप्ता मुनीश्वराः । देवास्सर्वे च शक्राद्यास्स्वास्थ्यं प्रापाखिलं जगत्

Transliteration

tataśśivasya kṛpayā śāṃtiṃ prāptā munīśvarāḥ | devāssarve ca śakrādyāssvāsthyaṃ prāpākhilaṃ jagat

Translation

Daraufhin erlangten die großen Weisen durch die Gnade des Herrn Śiva Frieden. Alle Götter—angefangen bei Śakra (Indra)—wurden wieder zu Wohlbefinden gebracht, und die ganze Welt gewann erneut Ganzheit und Beständigkeit.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/हेतुवाचक (then/thereupon)

• शिवस्य: of Shiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of Shiva)

• कृपया: by compassion
• कृपया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (by/through compassion)

• शान्तिम्: peace
• शान्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्राप्ताः: attained
• प्राप्ताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √प्राप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्तरि—‘attained’ (finite verb sense)

• मुनीश्वराः: great sages
• मुनीश्वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘मुनीनां ईश्वराः’ (lords among sages)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; देवाः इति विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• शक्र-आद्याः: Indra and others
• शक्र-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; ‘शक्रादयः’ इति आदि-समास (those beginning with Indra)

• स्वास्थ्यं: well-being
• स्वास्थ्यं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वास्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्राप: attained
• प्राप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; कर्ता—‘attained’

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; जगत् इति विशेषणम्

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indra

FAQs

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

It teaches that śānti (inner and outer peace) arises through Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when the Pati (Lord) is pleased, the pashu (souls) and the cosmos are pacified, and disorder is naturally healed.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva’s compassionate, world-sustaining role—often approached through Liṅga worship and Jyotirliṅga pilgrimage—where devotion and surrender invite Śiva’s restoring grace upon devotees and society.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Śiva-upāsanā for śānti—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offering water to the Liṅga, and applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder to seek Śiva’s grace for steadiness and well-being.