Shloka 17

देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”

Devanagari script

पूर्णं कुरु महेशानि निर्जराणां मनोरथम् । सनत्कुमारवचनं सफलं स्याद्यथा शिवे

Transliteration

pūrṇaṃ kuru maheśāni nirjarāṇāṃ manoratham | sanatkumāravacanaṃ saphalaṃ syādyathā śive

Translation

O Maheshanī, erfülle den Herzenswunsch der Unsterblichen, damit Sanatkumāras Worte wahrhaft Frucht tragen—o Śive, wie in Śiva alles zum Gelingen geführt wird.

Word by Word

• पूर्णम्: complete; fulfilled
• पूर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म-विशेषण (object-complement)

• कुरु: make; do
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महेशानि: O Maheśānī
• महेशानि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निर्जराणाम्: of the immortals (gods)
• निर्जराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मनोरथम्: wish, desire
• मनोरथम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सनत्कुमारवचनम्: Sanatkumāra’s statement
• सनत्कुमारवचनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार + वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सनत्कुमारस्य वचनम्

• सफलम्: fruitful, successful
• सफलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• स्यात्: may be / would become
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• यथा: so that
• यथा: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (conjunction/adverb: 'so that/as')

• शिवे: O Śivā
• शिवे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा/शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (addressing the goddess as Śivā)

Speaker

The Devas (immortals), addressing Goddess Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Sanatkumara
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that divine intentions become fulfilled through Shiva’s supreme auspicious power, and that Shiva-Shakti’s grace makes sacred speech (like Sanatkumara’s) effective—teaching reliance on anugraha (grace) rather than mere personal effort.

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

By affirming that success is ‘in Shiva,’ it supports Saguna Shiva worship—approaching Shiva as the accessible Lord who grants results; Linga worship embodies this same principle of seeking fulfillment and purification through the manifest symbol of the Pati (Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is prayerful surrender to Shiva-Shakti—especially japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with devotion, optionally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva aids for steadiness and grace.