Shloka 31

युद्धप्रस्थान-वर्णनम्

Departure to the Battlefield and the Śaiva Overlordship over the Devas

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । वत्सप्रसन्नोऽस्मि हरे यतस्त्वमीशत्वमिच्छन्नपि सत्यवाक्यम् । ब्रूयास्ततस्ते भविता जनेषु साम्यं मया सत्कृतिरप्यलप्थाः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | vatsaprasanno'smi hare yatastvamīśatvamicchannapi satyavākyam | brūyāstataste bhavitā janeṣu sāmyaṃ mayā satkṛtirapyalapthāḥ

Translation

Īśvara (Herr Śiva) sprach: „O Geliebter, o Hari, ich bin dir wohlgesinnt; denn obwohl du nach Herrschaft verlangtest, hast du wahrhaft gesprochen. Darum wirst du unter den Wesen Gleichheit mit Mir erlangen; und du wirst auch Ehre und ehrfürchtige Verehrung empfangen.“

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• vatsa-prasannaḥ: pleased (with you), dear child
• vatsa-prasannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of 'aham' (understood)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक) + prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular); संबोधन-सम्बन्धार्थः (address/affection: 'dear child')

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• hare: O Hari
• hare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Sambodhana vibhakti (Vocative), Ekavacana (Singular)

• yataḥ: because/since
• yataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; hetu-arthaka (causal conjunction/adverb: 'because/since')

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• īśatvam: lordship
• īśatvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• icchan: desiring
• icchan: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifying 'tvam')
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (Present active participle/शतृ), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada sense

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; upasarga/particle (emphatic/concessive: 'even/also')

• satya-vākyam: truthful speech/true words
• satya-vākyam: Karma (कर्म) (of 'brūyāḥ')
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• brūyāḥ: you should speak
• brūyāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ lakāra (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anukrama (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; kāla/krama-arthaka (sequence adverb: 'thereupon/then')

• te: of you/your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive, 6th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• bhavitā: will be / will become
• bhavitā: Kriyā (क्रिया) / Bhāva (भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta; bhaviṣyat-kartari (future agent noun/कृदन्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; sense: 'will be' (periphrastic future-like)

• janeṣu: among people
• janeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative, 7th), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• sāmyam: equality
• sāmyam: Karma/Prātipadika-artha (कर्म/प्रातिपदिकार्थ) (object/result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Prathamā/Dvitīyā vibhakti (Nom./Acc., 1st/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण) / Kartṛ-sahakārī (agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• sat-kṛtiḥ: honour/respect
• sat-kṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Bhāva (भाव) (subject: 'honour')
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (emphasis: 'also/even')

• alapthāḥ: not obtained / unattained
• alapthāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) (qualifying implied plural referent; text uncertain)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-labdha (प्रातिपदिक; from labh धातु)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); nañ-tatpuruṣa sense (negated): 'not obtained'

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Īśvara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Śiva rewards Viṣṇu for satyavākya (truthful speech) despite desire for supremacy, granting him sāmyam (status-equality in honor) and worship among beings—establishing cosmic roles through grace.

Significance: Affirms that truthfulness and humility attract Śiva’s anugraha; legitimizes Viṣṇu’s revered status while maintaining Śiva as the supreme adjudicator in this narrative frame.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Śiva’s grace is drawn by satya (truthfulness) and integrity: even a desire for power becomes purified when aligned with truth, and the Lord then bestows honor and elevated spiritual standing.

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

In Saguna worship, the devotee approaches Śiva as a personal Lord who responds to virtues like truth and devotion; the Linga symbolizes that sovereign Lordship (īśatva) from whom honor, protection, and spiritual elevation flow by grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice satya alongside daily Śiva-upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a truthful, disciplined vow (vrata), offering worship with reverence to cultivate Śiva’s prasāda (grace).