Shloka 38

Devanagari script

द्विषड्वारं गुरोराज्ञां विज्ञाय शिवयोरथ । क्षेत्रान्निर्गत्य तरसा चत्वारिंशद्दिनान्तरे

Transliteration

dviṣaḍvāraṃ gurorājñāṃ vijñāya śivayoratha | kṣetrānnirgatya tarasā catvāriṃśaddināntare

Translation

Then, having understood the Guru’s command, they quickly departed from that sacred kṣetra; and within forty days they reached their destination, in the matter pertaining to Śiva and His divine purpose.

Word by Word

• द्वि-षड्वारम्: repeatedly (lit. ‘two–six times’)
• द्वि-षड्वारम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + षड्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical compound) क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial sense): ‘twice/six times’ (contextually: repeatedly)

• गुरोः: of the guru
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• आज्ञाम्: command, order
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• विज्ञाय: having understood
• विज्ञाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having understood/known’

• शिवयोः: of Śiva (the divine couple)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचन (Gen./Loc. dual); अत्र सम्बन्धे ‘of Śiva (and Pārvatī)’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (particle: then/now)

• क्षेत्रात्: from the sacred place
• क्षेत्रात्: Apādāna (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• निर्गत्य: having departed
• निर्गत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having gone out’

• तरसा: swiftly
• तरसा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषणवत् (instrumental used adverbially)

• चत्वारिंशत्-दिन-अन्तरे: within an interval of forty days
• चत्वारिंशत्-दिन-अन्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चत्वारिंशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘of forty days’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Departure from a kṣetra under guru-ājñā highlights that pilgrimage is subordinated to obedience and disciplined movement; the ‘kṣetra’ functions as a grace-field, but the seeker must proceed as instructed.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights guru-ājñā (the guru’s command) as a binding spiritual principle: disciplined obedience and prompt action remove delay in dharma and accelerate one’s movement toward Śiva’s grace.

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

Departing a kṣetra under the guru’s direction reflects regulated devotion (niyama-bhakti): even sacred-space worship is completed and redirected according to proper guidance, keeping devotion aligned to Saguna Śiva’s ordained path.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is niyama and saṅkalpa: follow the guru’s prescribed vrata or pilgrimage discipline with steadiness; maintain Śiva-smaraṇa (remembrance of Śiva) during travel through japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) if one’s tradition permits.