Shloka 15

Devanagari script

शूलटंकेश्वरः साक्षात्कामनाप्रद ईरितः । माधवेशश्च तत्रैव भक्तरक्षाविधायकः

Transliteration

śūlaṭaṃkeśvaraḥ sākṣātkāmanāprada īritaḥ | mādhaveśaśca tatraiva bhaktarakṣāvidhāyakaḥ

Translation

Śūlaṭaṃkeśvara is directly proclaimed as the bestower of desired aims. And there itself, Mādhaveśa is the protector who ensures the safeguarding of devotees.

Word by Word

• शूल-टङ्क-ईश्वरः: Śūlaṭaṅkeśvara
• शूल-टङ्क-ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + टङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शूलटङ्कयोः ईश्वरः / शूलटङ्क-सम्बद्ध ईश्वरः)

• साक्षात्: manifestly, directly
• साक्षात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रत्यक्षार्थक क्रियाविशेषण/निपात (directly, manifestly)

• कामना-प्रदः: giver of desires (boons)
• कामना-प्रदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामना (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कामनायाः प्रदः)

• ईरितः: is said/declared
• ईरितः: Kriya (क्रिया; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• माधवेशः: Mādhaveśa
• माधवेशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (माधवस्य ईशः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (there)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (indeed/just)

• भक्त-रक्षा-विधायकः: one who provides protection to devotees
• भक्त-रक्षा-विधायकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + विधायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भक्तानां रक्षां विधत्ते इति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: In the same sacred region, Śūlaṭaṃkeśvara is famed as the immediate giver of desired boons, while Mādhaveśa is extolled as the special protector of devotees (bhakta-rakṣā).

Significance: Frames Śiva’s grace as twofold: iṣṭa-siddhi (fulfilment of rightful desires) and rakṣaṇa (guardianship of surrendered devotees).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights two core fruits of approaching Saguna Śiva in a holy kṣetra: the fulfillment of righteous desires (kāmanā-pradāna) and the assured protection of devotees (bhakta-rakṣā), showing Śiva as both giver of grace and guardian of surrender.

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

By naming specific Linga-manifestations (Śūlaṭaṃkeśvara and Mādhaveśa), the text teaches that Śiva’s accessible, worship-worthy presence in a kṣetra responds to devotion—granting boons and actively protecting bhaktas—an emphasis central to Linga worship in the Kotirudra Saṃhitā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is kṣetra-sevā and Linga-pūjā with bhakti: recite the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offer water and bilva leaves, and pray for inner alignment of desires with dharma, trusting Śiva’s protection.