Shloka 10

Sūtasya Punargamanaṃ Kāśyāṃ—Bhasma-Rudrākṣa-Tripuṇḍra-Vidhiśca

Sūta’s Return to Kāśī and the Observances of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and Tripuṇḍra

Devanagari script

विश्वेश्वरमुमाकान्तं ससुतं सगणाधिपम् । पूजयामास सद्भक्त्या ह्यस्तौ न्नत्वा मुहुर्मुहुः

Transliteration

viśveśvaramumākāntaṃ sasutaṃ sagaṇādhipam | pūjayāmāsa sadbhaktyā hyastau nnatvā muhurmuhuḥ

Translation

With true devotion, he worshipped Viśveśvara—Śiva, the beloved of Umā—together with their son and the Lord of the Gaṇas; and, bowing again and again, he repeatedly offered hymns of praise.

Word by Word

• विश्वेश्वरम्: Viśveśvara (Lord of all)
• विश्वेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: विश्व-ईश्वर (तत्पुरुष; ‘Lord of the universe’)

• उमा-कान्तम्: Umākānta (beloved of Umā)
• उमा-कान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: उमा-कान्त (तत्पुरुष; ‘beloved of Umā’)

• स-सुतम्: together with (his) son
• स-सुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सह/स- उपसर्गसदृश) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: स-सुत (‘with (his) son’)

• स-गणाधिपम्: together with Gaṇādhipa (Gaṇeśa)
• स-गणाधिपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सह) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: स-गणाधिप (‘with the lord of the gaṇas’)

• पूजयामास: worshipped
• पूजयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; परोक्षभूत/कथनभूत

• सद्-भक्त्या: with true devotion
• सद्-भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समास: सद्भक्ति (कर्मधारय; ‘true/good devotion’); करण

• हि: indeed
• हि: Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/causal particle)

• अस्तौ: praises
• अस्तौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; स्तवनक्रिया

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालक्रिया

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of frequency)

• मुहुः: repeatedly
• मुहुः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति द्वारा आवृत्तिवाचक (reduplication for emphasis)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It presents bhakti as a direct means of grace: worship, praise (stotra), and repeated bowing purify the pashu (bound soul) and orient it toward Pati (Śiva), the Lord of all.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva as Viśveśvara and Umākānta—through concrete acts of pūjā and stuti, which in practice commonly include Linga-worship as Śiva’s accessible form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā with sincere devotion, recite hymns, and offer repeated namaskāra; as a complementary sādhana, japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while bowing is implied by the rhythm of praise and prostration.