Shloka 31

दुर्वाससः तपः-प्रभावः तथा देवाः ब्रह्म-विष्ण्वोः शरणागमनम् | Durvāsā’s Tapas and the Devas’ Appeal to Brahmā and Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

एकादश्या व्रतं कृत्वा द्वादश्यां चैव पारणाम् । करिष्यामीति सुदृढसंकल्पस्तु नराधिपः

Transliteration

ekādaśyā vrataṃ kṛtvā dvādaśyāṃ caiva pāraṇām | kariṣyāmīti sudṛḍhasaṃkalpastu narādhipaḥ

Translation

Nachdem er das Gelübde am Ekādaśī gehalten hatte und beabsichtigte, am Dvādaśī das rechte Pāraṇa (das Fastenbrechen) zu vollziehen, fasste der König, Herr der Menschen, einen unerschütterlichen Entschluss: „Gewiss werde ich es tun.“

Word by Word

• एकादश्याम्: on Ekādaśī
• एकादश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative); एकवचन; कालाधिकरण (time-locative)

• व्रतम्: the vow
• व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म/object of कृत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative); एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having observed
• कृत्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) (कृदन्त: क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having done/observed)

• द्वादश्याम्: on Dvādaśī
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative); एकवचन; कालाधिकरण (time-locative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• पारणाम्: the breaking of the fast (pāraṇā)
• पारणाम्: Karma (कर्म/object of करिष्यामि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative); एकवचन; (करिष्यामि-सम्बन्धि) = the breaking of the fast

• करिष्यामि: I shall do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् लकार (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative marker)

• सु-दृढ-संकल्पः: of very firm resolve
• सु-दृढ-संकल्पः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier of नराधिपः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + दृढ (प्रातिपदिक) + संकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु-दृढः संकल्पः यस्य) = one whose resolve is very firm (as adjectival compound)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• नर-अधिपः: the king
• नर-अधिपः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नराणाम् अधिपः) = king

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Implicit: correct pāraṇa (timely completion) is treated as dharma-precision; such precision is a vehicle for grace (anugraha) when aligned with śāstra.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva principle that spiritual progress depends on sudṛḍha-saṅkalpa (firm sacred resolve) and completing observances correctly—discipline and sincerity purify the mind for Shiva-bhakti and grace.

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

Vrata and parāṇa are supports for saguna worship—regulated devotion prepares the devotee to approach Shiva’s visible forms (like the Linga) with steadiness, purity, and a one-pointed intention.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A structured vrata with a clear sankalpa and proper completion (parāṇa); in Shaiva practice this is commonly paired with Shiva-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya), basic purity disciplines, and focused devotion during the observance.