Shloka 6

Vaiśyanātha-avatāra-kathā

The Account of Śiva’s Manifestation as Vaiśyanātha

Devanagari script

शिवं सम्पूज्य सा नित्यं सेवन्ती जगदीश्वरम् । ननर्त परया भक्त्या गायन्ती शिवसद्यशः

Transliteration

śivaṃ sampūjya sā nityaṃ sevantī jagadīśvaram | nanarta parayā bhaktyā gāyantī śivasadyaśaḥ

Translation

Nachdem sie Śiva gebührend verehrt hatte, diente sie unablässig dem Herrn des Universums. Singend von Śivas unmittelbar offenbarter Herrlichkeit tanzte sie in höchster Bhakti.

Word by Word

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+पूज् (धातु) → सम्पूज्य (कृदन्त, क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having worshipped)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग (accusative used adverbially)

• सेवन्ती: serving/worshipping
• सेवन्ती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु) → सेवन्ती (कृदन्त, वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• जगदीश्वरम्: the Lord of the world
• जगदीश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः ईश्वरः)

• ननर्त: danced
• ननर्त: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• परया: with supreme
• परया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भक्त्या’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भक्त्या: devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण (instrumental: with devotion)

• गायन्ती: singing
• गायन्ती: Kriya (सहक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु) → गायन्ती (कृदन्त, वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सहक्रिया

• शिवसद्यशः: Śiva’s glory/praise
• शिवसद्यशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सद्यशस्/सद्यशः (प्रातिपदिक, ‘यशस्’/‘यशः’ = fame/glory)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (यशः), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य यशः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single sthala; portrays bhakti progressing from pūjā (sampūjya) to sevā (sevantī) to kīrtana-nṛtya—classic bhakti-lakṣaṇas culminating in felt immediacy of Śiva’s glory (sadyaśaḥ).

Significance: Frames ‘service to Jagadīśvara’ as a portable pilgrimage: constant attendance (sevā) and kīrtana are themselves meritorious and grace-invoking.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady, daily worship and heartfelt service to Jagadīśvara Śiva—expressed through kīrtana (singing) and devotional movement—purifies the soul (paśu) and draws the Lord’s grace, which is central to liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta mood.

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

The verse emphasizes sampūjā (proper worship) and nitya-sevā (constant attendance), which aligns with Saguna worship of Śiva—commonly through the Śiva-liṅga—followed by praising His manifest glory (yaśas) as a devotional continuation of ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain nitya-pūjā of Śiva (often liṅga-pūjā), then practice kīrtana/japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as ongoing sevā; devotional singing is implied as a simple, repeatable sādhanā.