Shloka 41

Devanagari script

नागेश्वरसमुद्भूतं भूतेश्वरमुदाहृतम् । मल्लिकासरस्वतीतीरे दर्शनात्पापहारकम्

Transliteration

nāgeśvarasamudbhūtaṃ bhūteśvaramudāhṛtam | mallikāsarasvatītīre darśanātpāpahārakam

Translation

That Lord is renowned as Bhūteśvara, arisen as Nāgeśvara. On the bank of the Mallikā-Sarasvatī, His very sight removes sins.

Word by Word

• नागेश्वरसमुद्भूतम्: arisen from Nāgeśvara
• नागेश्वरसमुद्भूतम्: विशेषण (कर्म/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाग-ईश्वर-समुद्भूत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-समुद्भूत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्तः—भू (धातु) + सम्-उद्-उपसर्ग, क्त = ‘समुद्भूत’

• भूतेश्वरम्: Bhūteśvara (name of the Lord)
• भूतेश्वरम्: कर्म (Karma/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उदाहृतम्: is declared/called
• उदाहृतम्: विधेय (Predicate; कर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रयोगः (past passive); कृदन्तं वाक्ये विधेयवत्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपसर्गः—उद्+आ; कर्मणि—‘is said/declared’

• मल्लिकासरस्वतीतीरे: on the bank of the Mallikā-Sarasvatī
• मल्लिकासरस्वतीतीरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल्लिका-सरस्वती-तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative)

• दर्शनात्: from (its) sight; by seeing
• दर्शनात्: अपादान/हेतु (Apādāna/Hetu—cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (ablative; cause/source)

• पापहारकम्: remover of sins
• पापहारकम्: विधेय/विशेष्य (Predicate nominative / apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप-हारक (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-हारक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्तः—हृ (धातु) + ण्वुल्/अक (agentive) = ‘हारक’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Nāgeśvara

Sthala Purana: The verse explicitly states a manifestation as Nāgeśvara and locates it at the Mallikā-Sarasvatī bank, promising sin-removal by mere darśana. This aligns with the Nāgeśvara Jyotirliṅga stream, though regional identifications vary across traditions; the Purāṇa here anchors it to a Sarasvatī-associated tīrtha.

Significance: Darśanāt pāpa-hārakam: emphasizes the immediacy of Śiva’s grace—contact through sight itself begins the loosening of pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (bound soul).

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nageshvara
• Bhuteshvara

FAQs

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

It declares Nāgeśvara as Bhūteśvara—Shiva as the Lord and inner ruler of all beings—and teaches that sincere darśana at His sacred seat on the Mallikā-Sarasvatī bank purifies accumulated pāpa, supporting the Shaiva path of grace through devotion.

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

As Kotirudrasaṃhitā centers on Jyotirlinga glory, the verse points to Saguna Shiva worship through the Jyotirlinga form (Nāgeśvara/Bhūteśvara), where approaching, seeing, and honoring the manifested Linga is upheld as a direct means of receiving Shiva’s anugraha (saving grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It emphasizes tīrtha-yātrā and darśana: visit the shrine with bhakti, take darśana of the Linga, offer water and bilva leaves, and mentally repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a purification practice.