Shloka 50

शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)

Devanagari script

केचिद्वाद्यान्वादयन्तो गायंतस्सुस्वरं परे । शिवं शिवयशश्शुद्धमनुजग्मुः शिवं मुदा

Transliteration

kecidvādyānvādayanto gāyaṃtassusvaraṃ pare | śivaṃ śivayaśaśśuddhamanujagmuḥ śivaṃ mudā

Translation

Einige spielten Musikinstrumente, andere sangen mit süßem Klang. In Freude folgten sie Śiva—dessen reine Berühmtheit heiligt—und dienten Śiva voller Wonne.

Word by Word

• केचित्: some (people)
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (अनिश्चित-समूह: 'some')

• वाद्यान्: musical instruments
• वाद्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• वादयन्तः: playing (them)
• वादयन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्/वादय् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

• गायन्तः: singing
• गायन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सुस्वरम्: sweetly/in a good tone
• सुस्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)/Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सु-स्वरः = उत्तमः स्वरः); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (गायन्तः इत्यस्य)

• परे: others
• परे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• शिवम्: Shiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शिव-यशः: Shiva's fame/glory
• शिव-यशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य यशः)

• शुद्धम्: pure
• शुद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शिवयशः)

• अनुजग्मुः: followed/went after
• अनुजग्मुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शिवम्: Shiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भावे करणम् (means: 'with joy')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti as a purifying path: singing and music offered to Shiva, and remembering His spotless glory, cleanse the mind and draw the devotee toward Shiva (Pati), the liberator.

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

The devotees ‘follow Shiva’ with joyful praise, showing Saguna-upasana—approaching Shiva through His accessible, worshipful form and qualities. Such kirtana commonly accompanies linga-worship, processions, and temple rites where Shiva’s name and fame are central.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Congregational kirtana/japa of Shiva’s names (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a joyful, steady mind—optionally alongside traditional Shaiva observances like Tripundra (bhasma) and Rudraksha—aligns with the spirit of this verse.