Shloka 19

Kāmarūpeśvara’s Trial and Śiva’s Hidden Protection (कামरूपेश्वर-रक्षा-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

तद्बलं हि समाश्रित्य विजेतुं त्वं समीहसे । तर्हि त्वया जितं सर्वं नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

tadbalaṃ hi samāśritya vijetuṃ tvaṃ samīhase | tarhi tvayā jitaṃ sarvaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Relying upon that very power, you seek to conquer. If so, then by you everything is already conquered—there is no need for any further deliberation here.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• balam: strength, power
• balam: Āśraya/Karma (आश्रय/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

• samāśritya: having relied on
• samāśritya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-śri (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having resorted to’

• vijetum: to conquer
• vijetum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ji (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमन्त (infinitive), purpose

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• samīhase: you desire/endeavor
• samīhase: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-īh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• tarhi: then
• tarhi: Kāla/Anvaya-bodhaka (काल/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tarhi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘then/in that case’

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• jitam: conquered
• jitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ji (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘conquered’

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; used substantively ‘everything’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• kāryā: to be done/necessary
• kāryā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; predicate adjective with ‘vicāraṇā’

• vicāraṇā: consideration, deliberation
• vicāraṇā: Karta/Pradhāna (कर्ता/प्रधान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): when one relies on Shiva’s śakti rather than egoic effort, victory is assured—symbolizing conquest over bondage (pāśa) and inner obstacles.

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

In Kotirudrasaṁhitā’s Jyotirliṅga context, trusting “that power” points to leaning on Saguna Shiva as the accessible Lord (Pati) whose grace makes spiritual attainment certain, just as the Jyotirliṅga is a tangible focus for that refuge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice refuge through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady devotion; let the intention be surrender to Shiva’s strength rather than self-assertion.