Shloka 12

Hari’s Special Mercy, Śiva’s Quick Boons, and the Deliverance from Vṛkāsura

Devanagari script

श्रीशुक उवाच शापप्रसादयोरीशा ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादय: । सद्य:शापप्रसादोऽङ्ग शिवो ब्रह्मा न चाच्युत: ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca śāpa-prasādayor īśā brahma-viṣṇu-śivādayaḥ sadyaḥ śāpa-prasādo ’ṅga śivo brahmā na cācyutaḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and others can bestow curses or blessings. O King, Śiva and Brahmā grant them swiftly, but the infallible Supreme Lord, Acyuta, does not act so hastily.

Synonyms

• श्री-शुकः: Śrī Śuka
• श्री-शुकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg); कर्मधारय (honorific)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन (3rd sg)

• शाप-प्रसादयोः: of curse and favor
• शाप-प्रसादयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी द्विवचन (Gen/Loc du); द्वन्द्व: ‘शापश्च प्रसादश्च’

• ईशाः: lords
• ईशाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl)

• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-शिव-आदयः: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and others
• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-शिव-आदयः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + शिव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl); द्वन्द्व (enumerative) with ‘आदयः’ = ‘and others’

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (immediately)

• शाप-प्रसादः: curse and favor
• शाप-प्रसादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg); द्वन्द्व (curse and favor) as a collective

• अङ्ग: O dear (listener)
• अङ्ग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अङ्ग (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

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

• अच्युतः: Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• अच्युतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu (Acyuta)
• Śiva

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Śiva and Brahmā giving quick boons?

This verse states that Śiva and Brahmā are known to grant boons (or even curses) immediately, whereas Lord Acyuta (Viṣṇu) does not act with such quick, impulsive bestowal.

Why is Lord Viṣṇu called Acyuta in this verse?

Acyuta means “infallible” or “one who never slips.” Here it highlights that Viṣṇu’s granting of results is perfectly steady and faultless, not merely immediate or emotionally driven.

How can this teaching be applied in modern devotional life?

Seek divine help with patience and sincerity: the Bhagavatam implies that the Supreme Lord’s responses are guided by lasting welfare, not just quick gratification—so a devotee learns steadiness, trust, and discernment.