Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

स्वयं स्थितस्तदा शंभुः केदारेश्वरसंज्ञकः । भक्ताभीष्टप्रदो नित्यं दर्शनादर्चनादपि

Transliteration

svayaṃ sthitastadā śaṃbhuḥ kedāreśvarasaṃjñakaḥ | bhaktābhīṣṭaprado nityaṃ darśanādarcanādapi

Translation

Then Śambhu Himself abode there, renowned as Kedāreśvara, ever granting devotees their cherished aims—through mere darśana and also through worship.

Word by Word

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb)

• स्थितः: stood / remained
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्गे (m.), प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (m.), प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• केदार-ईश्वर-संज्ञकः: named ‘Kedāreśvara’
• केदार-ईश्वर-संज्ञकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (केदारेश्वर इति संज्ञा यस्य); पुंलिङ्गे (m.), प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• भक्त-अभीष्ट-प्रदः: giver of devotees’ desired boons
• भक्त-अभीष्ट-प्रदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (भक्तानाम् अभीष्टं प्रददाति इति); पुंलिङ्गे (m.), प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचनम् (adverbial accusative)

• दर्शनात्: from seeing (him)
• दर्शनात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचनम्

• अर्चनात्: from worship
• अर्चनात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), पञ्चमी, एकवचनम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपातः (particle: also/even)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Śambhu/Kedāreśvara)

FAQs

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

It proclaims Śiva’s compassionate presence as Kedāreśvara: His grace operates through proximity and devotion, so even darśana (reverent seeing) and arcanā (worship) can mature the devotee’s aims toward protection, purification, and ultimately liberation.

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

Kedāreśvara is Śiva approachable in saguna form at a sacred seat; the verse emphasizes that the Lord makes Himself accessible so that the devotee may receive grace through concrete acts like temple darśana and liṅga-pūjā, while those acts point beyond to the nirguṇa Reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform darśana with inner reverence, then arcanā—offering water/flowers and simple mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a direct means of invoking Kedāreśvara’s blessing.