Shloka 1

Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam

Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि मल्लिकार्जुनसंभवम् । यः श्रुत्वा भक्तिमान्धीमान्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi mallikārjunasaṃbhavam | yaḥ śrutvā bhaktimāndhīmānsarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

Sūta said: “Now, next, I shall narrate the sacred account of the manifestation of Mallikārjuna. Whoever hears it with devotion and a steady, discerning mind is released from all sins.”

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• अतः: thereafter / therefore
• अतः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (therefore/thereafter)

• परम्: further / next
• परम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative; ‘further/next’)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall narrate
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• मल्लिकार्जुनसंभवम्: the origin/manifestation of Mallikārjuna
• मल्लिकार्जुनसंभवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल्लिकार्जुन-सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक); components: मल्लिकार्जुन + सम्भव
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘of Mallikārjuna’ + ‘origin/manifestation’

• यः: who (whoever)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• भक्तिमान्: devout
• भक्तिमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); possessive adjective (मतुप्)

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); possessive adjective (मतुप्)

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वपाप (प्रातिपदिक); components: सर्व + पाप
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘all sins’

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपद; passive/mediopassive sense ‘is released’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mallikārjuna

Sthala Purana: Śiva manifests as Mallikārjuna on Śrīśaila to bless devotees; the Jyotirliṅga is praised as a direct epiphany granting pāpa-kṣaya through śravaṇa and darśana.

Significance: Śravaṇa of the māhātmya and darśana/abhisheka are said to destroy sins and stabilize bhakti and dhī (discerning devotion).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Mallikārjuna
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It proclaims śravaṇa (devout listening) of the Mallikārjuna manifestation as a purifying spiritual practice: devotion joined with clear discernment turns the mind toward Shiva (Pati) and loosens the bonds of pāpa that sustain saṃsāra.

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

Mallikārjuna is introduced as a Jyotirlinga—Shiva’s saguna, grace-filled presence accessible to devotees. Hearing the Linga’s māhātmya strengthens bhakti and inspires pilgrimage, darśana, and worship directed to Shiva as the compassionate Lord who grants purification and upliftment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse primarily recommends śravaṇa of the Jyotirlinga māhātmya with bhakti; as a practical takeaway, one may pair listening/recitation with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Linga worship (abhisheka) as devotion deepens.