Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

स आह देवं गिरिशमुपाधावाशु सिद्ध्यसि । योऽल्पाभ्यां गुणदोषाभ्यामाशु तुष्यति कुप्यति ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

sa āha devaṁ giriśam upādhāvāśu siddhyasi yo ’lpābhyāṁ guṇa-doṣābhyām āśu tuṣyati kupyati

Translation

Nārada replied: Worship Girīśa (Śiva) and you will soon attain success. He is quickly pleased by the slightest virtue, and quickly angered by the slightest fault.

Synonyms

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आह: said
• आह: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√ब्रू (धातु; ‘to say’)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवम्: to the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गिरिशम्: Giriśa (Śiva)
• गिरिशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवम् इति विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन्; शिवः

• उपाधाव: run up/approach
• उपाधाव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √धाव् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सिद्ध्यसि: you will succeed/attain (your aim)
• सिद्ध्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सिध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• अल्पाभ्याम्: by small (things)
• अल्पाभ्याम्: Karaṇa (करणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्य-विशेषण), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; गुणदोषाभ्याम् इति विशेषणम्

• गुणदोषाभ्याम्: by virtue and fault
• गुणदोषाभ्याम्: Karaṇa (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (गुणश्च दोषश्च)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• तुष्यति: is pleased
• तुष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुप्यति: is angered
• कुप्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कुप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Characters & Entities

• Lord Śiva (Girīśa)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Lord Shiva being quickly pleased?

This verse describes Śiva as āśu-toṣa—easily pleased—and also quickly angered, even by small signs of virtue or fault, highlighting his swift responsiveness to worship.

Why did Vishnu (as a brāhmaṇa boy) say this to Lord Shiva?

In the Vṛkāsura episode, Viṣṇu guides events to protect Śiva and restore order; the statement frames Śiva’s nature as quickly responsive, setting the context for how boons and their consequences unfold.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Be careful with impulsive promises and quick judgments; cultivate discernment so that generosity and responsiveness do not unintentionally empower harmful outcomes.