Shloka 4

Kedāreśvara-pratiṣṭhā: Nara-Nārāyaṇa’s Worship and Śiva’s Abiding as Jyoti

Devanagari script

एकस्मिन्समये तत्र प्रसन्नः परमेश्वरः । प्रत्युवाच प्रसन्नोस्मि वरो मे व्रियतामिति

Transliteration

ekasminsamaye tatra prasannaḥ parameśvaraḥ | pratyuvāca prasannosmi varo me vriyatāmiti

Translation

At one time there, the Supreme Lord (Parameśvara) became gracious and replied: “I am pleased. Choose a boon from Me.”

Word by Word

• एकस्मिन्: in one
• एकस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समय-शब्दान्वयात्); सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• समये: at a time
• समये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying parameśvaraḥ)

• परम-ईश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: परमः ईश्वरः; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रति-उवाच: replied
• प्रति-उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/past narrative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष? (actually उत्तमपुरुष/1st person), एकवचन; ‘I am’

• वरः: a boon
• वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मे: of me / by me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic

• व्रियताम्: let (it) be chosen
• व्रियताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग: ‘let it be chosen’

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyasaṃbandha (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative particle)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Parameśvara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Śiva’s ‘prasanna’ moment culminates in direct boon-offering—typical purāṇic marker of anugraha after tapas; not tied to a specific jyotirliṅga site here.

Significance: Affirms that the Lord’s grace is personal and dialogical: darśana and vara arise when devotion ripens.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: प्रसन्नोस्मि वरो मे व्रियतामिति

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s prasāda (grace): when the Lord is pleased, He personally responds and opens the path of upliftment by granting a boon—showing that divine compassion is central to Shaiva devotion.

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

In the Kotirudra context (Jyotirliṅga-oriented), Śiva is approached as Saguna Parameśvara—responsive to worship. Liṅga-bhakti culminates in the Lord’s ‘prasanna’ state, where He blesses the devotee and sanctifies the pilgrimage/worship with tangible grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to cultivate ‘prasannatā’ of Śiva through steady liṅga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and disciplined purity (e.g., bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa where appropriate), then to pray with clarity for a dharmic boon.