Shloka 94

Niṣādasya Bhillasya Itihāsaḥ — Śivarātri-vrata-prabhāvaḥ

The Hunter’s Account and the Efficacy of the Śivarātri Observance

Devanagari script

विमानं च समारुह्य दिव्यदेहा गतास्तदा । शिवदर्शनमात्रेण शापान्मुक्ता दिवं गताः

Transliteration

vimānaṃ ca samāruhya divyadehā gatāstadā | śivadarśanamātreṇa śāpānmuktā divaṃ gatāḥ

Translation

Dann bestiegen sie den himmlischen Vimāna und zogen dahin mit strahlenden, göttlichen Leibern. Durch das bloße Darśana des Herrn Śiva wurden sie vom Fluch befreit und stiegen in den Himmel auf.

Word by Word

• विमानम्: a celestial car
• विमानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• समारुह्य: having mounted
• समारुह्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-रुह् (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), “having mounted/ascended”

• दिव्य-देहाः: (they) of divine bodies
• दिव्य-देहाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (“divine-bodied”)

• गताः: went/had gone
• गताः: क्रिया (Predicate/State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘gone’

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शिव-दर्शन-मात्रेण: by mere sight of Śiva
• शिव-दर्शन-मात्रेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: “by mere sight of Śiva”); करण (instrumental)

• शापात्: from the curse
• शापात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान (ablative)

• मुक्ताः: freed
• मुक्ताः: क्रिया (Predicate/State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘freed’

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: कर्म (Karma/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गन्तव्य (goal as object)

• गताः: went
• गताः: क्रिया (Predicate/State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: By Śiva’s darśana alone, the cursed are released (śāpa-mokṣa), attain divya-deha, and ascend—depicting immediate karmic unbinding through grace.

Significance: Affirms the Purāṇic doctrine that Śiva-darśana is itself a liberating upāya, transforming the embodied state (deha) and destiny (gati).

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s anugraha (grace) can dissolve even severe karmic afflictions—symbolized by a curse—through mere darśana, highlighting bhakti as a direct means to purification and upliftment.

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

Darśana here implies meeting Saguna Śiva through a tangible form—often the Jyotirliṅga in Kotirudra narratives—where seeing and honoring the manifest Lord becomes a channel for receiving liberating grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Seek Śiva-darśana with devotion—visit a Jyotirliṅga or worship a Śiva-liṅga daily with pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and sincere prayer for release from pāśa (bondage).