Shloka 28

Kirātāvatāra, Durvāsā-upākhyāna, and the Logic of Divine Rescue

Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga

Devanagari script

श्रीमतान्दर्शने जाते दुःखं चैव गमिष्यति । कदाचिन्न गतं तत्र निश्चयोयं विचारितः

Transliteration

śrīmatāndarśane jāte duḥkhaṃ caiva gamiṣyati | kadācinna gataṃ tatra niścayoyaṃ vicāritaḥ

Translation

Wenn das Darśana des seligen Herrn (Śiva) erlangt wird, weicht das Leid gewiss. In jenem Zustand versagt dies niemals zu irgendeiner Zeit—so lautet die nach reiflicher Erwägung gewonnene Gewissheit.

Word by Word

• श्रीमता: by the glorious (Lord)
• श्रीमता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by/with the glorious one’

• दर्शने: in/at the sight (vision)
• दर्शने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th, locative), एकवचन

• जाते: having occurred
• जाते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative absolute with दर्शने (when the sight has occurred)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• गमिष्यति: will go away
• गमिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कदाचित्: ever, at any time
• कदाचित्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• गतम्: gone
• गतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त used predicatively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has gone’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• निश्चयः: certainty, conclusion
• निश्चयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विचारितः: has been considered/reflected upon
• विचारितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → विचारित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate ‘has been considered’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Śiva Purāṇa discourse to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Generalized doctrine: Śiva-darśana is intrinsically sorrow-dispelling and stable (‘never fails’), aligning with the Siddhānta claim that Śiva’s grace is unfailing once truly received.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms that Śiva’s grace, experienced as darśana (direct auspicious perception), dissolves duḥkha at its root; this is presented as a firm siddhānta—an assured conclusion after contemplation.

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

Darśana is commonly approached through saguna upāsanā—especially Liṅga worship—where the devotee seeks Śiva’s tangible presence; the verse teaches that such God-centered vision culminates in a sorrowless steadiness granted by Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Śiva-darśana through Liṅga pūjā with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady contemplation (vicāra) on Śiva’s auspiciousness is the practical takeaway.