Shloka 48

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

Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga

Devanagari script

तन्नाशयाशुभम्मेद्य किंचिद्देयं शुभं विभो । कृष्णेन कथितं पूर्वमाराध्यश्शङ्करस्सदा

Transliteration

tannāśayāśubhammedya kiṃciddeyaṃ śubhaṃ vibho | kṛṣṇena kathitaṃ pūrvamārādhyaśśaṅkarassadā

Translation

„Um jenes Unheil zu vernichten, o allgegenwärtiger Herr, soll eine reine und glückverheißende Gabe dargebracht werden. So lehrte es einst Kṛṣṇa — darum ist Śaṅkara stets zu verehren.“

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘that (sorrow/evil)’ इत्यर्थे

• नाशय: destroy (you)
• नाशय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अशुभम्: inauspiciousness, evil
• अशुभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• इद्य: O (one) worthy of praise
• इद्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इद्य (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Form: सम्बोधनार्थ-निपात (vocative particle; rare)

• किञ्चित्: something
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (something)

• देयम्: to be given
• देयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (Gerundive/तव्यत्-अर्थ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be given’

• शुभम्: auspicious (thing)
• शुभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (किञ्चित् देयम्) इत्यस्य विशेष्य

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• कृष्णेन: by Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कथितम्: told
• कथितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘told’

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/ल्यप्), ‘having worshipped’

• शङ्करः: Śaṅkara
• शङ्करः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General sthala-purāṇa pattern is invoked: to remove aśubha, one offers medhya (ritually pure) gifts and worships Śaṅkara—echoing many temple-origin stories where a king/sage removes doṣa by dāna and Śiva-ārādhana.

Significance: Teaches the paired remedy of dāna (ethical purification) and Śiva-ārādhana (devotional-ritual purification) for doṣa and aśubha; reinforces that auspiciousness is stabilized by right action.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that inner and outer inauspiciousness (aśubha) is removed through medhya (purifying) and śubha (auspicious) offerings made with devotion, culminating in steadfast worship of Śaṅkara as the saving Lord (Pati) who grants purification and grace.

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

It supports Saguna worship by emphasizing concrete acts—offering pure, auspicious items and practicing arādhana. In Linga worship, such medhya offerings (along with mantra and reverence) are understood as means to cleanse karma and steady devotion toward Shiva’s accessible form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform regular Shiva arādhana with a pure offering (naivedya/dāna according to capacity) and a devotional resolve to worship Śaṅkara always—ideally accompanied by Shiva-mantra japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).