Shloka 12

Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra

Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms

Devanagari script

चित्तं मम यथा देव बोध्योऽस्मि कृपया तव । कृपातस्तव देवेश दृढज्ञानी भवा म्यहम्

Transliteration

cittaṃ mama yathā deva bodhyo'smi kṛpayā tava | kṛpātastava deveśa dṛḍhajñānī bhavā myaham

Translation

O Deva, may my mind become fit to be awakened by Your grace. O Lord of the gods, through Your compassion may I become established in unwavering spiritual knowledge.

Word by Word

• चित्तम्: mind
• चित्तम्: कर्म (object of ‘बोध्यः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (genitive; ‘my’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive pronoun)

• यथा: so that/as
• यथा: सम्बन्ध (manner marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक/उपमानार्थक (as/so that)

• देव: O God
• देव: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• बोध्यः: to be awakened/instructed
• बोध्यः: क्रिया (विधेय; obligation/fitness)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त, भाव्य/gerundive)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘बोधनीयः’

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: कर्ता (speaker as subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• कृपया: by (your) compassion
• कृपया: करण (instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (genitive; ‘your’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive pronoun)

• कृपातः: out of compassion
• कृपातः: हेतु (cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘कृपातः’ = ‘out of compassion/from compassion’

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• दृढ-ज्ञानी: firm in knowledge
• दृढ-ज्ञानी: कर्ता (subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (दृढः ज्ञानी); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्तुः विशेषण

• भव: be/become
• भव: क्रिया (आज्ञार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee-disciple addressing Lord Shiva (within the Kailasa Samhita’s philosophical dialogue)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that true awakening (bodha) and firm spiritual knowledge arise primarily through Shiva’s grace (kṛpā), which purifies and makes the mind fit for realization—central to the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Pati (Shiva) as the liberating Lord.

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

By addressing Shiva as Deva and Deveśa, the verse supports Saguna devotion—prayerful surrender to the worshipful Lord (often approached through the Linga)—so that the devotee’s mind is refined and stabilized in knowledge bestowed by His compassion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct practice is grace-centered japa and meditation—especially Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—offered with humility, along with Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness of mind and devotion.