Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र कामरूपेश्वरेण च । अत्यंतं ध्यानमारब्धं पार्थिवस्य पुरस्तदा

Transliteration

etasminnantare tatra kāmarūpeśvareṇa ca | atyaṃtaṃ dhyānamārabdhaṃ pārthivasya purastadā

Translation

Meanwhile, there at Kāmarūpeśvara, the Lord began deep and unwavering meditation, right before the earthly king at that time.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तरे: in the interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘अन्तरे’ = in the interval

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कामरूप-ईश्वरेण: by Kāmarūpeśvara
• कामरूप-ईश्वरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामरूप (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘कामरूपस्य ईश्वरः’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अत्यन्तम्: exceedingly
• अत्यन्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आरब्धम्: begun
• आरब्धम्: Kriya (क्रिया-भाव/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रभ् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘ध्यानम्’ इति कर्तृ/कर्म-सम्बन्धे विशेषणम् (begun)

• पार्थिवस्य: of the king
• पार्थिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• पुरः: in front (of him)
• पुरः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (prepositional adverb: ‘in front of’)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Kāmarūpeśvara is a regional Śiva-sthāna name (often associated with Kāmarūpa/Assam traditions). Here it functions as the locus where Śiva initiates profound dhyāna in the king’s presence.

Significance: Highlights dhyāna-darśana: seeing Śiva absorbed in meditation is portrayed as purifying and stabilizing the mind of the devotee/king.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kamarupeshvara
• King (Pārthiva)

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) whose silent dhyāna itself becomes a means of grace, drawing the devotee/king from worldly kingship toward inner stillness and liberation.

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

Kāmarūpeśvara is a Saguna manifestation revered as a Jyotirliṅga; the verse frames the Lord’s presence as accessible and worship-worthy, where the devotee witnesses Śiva’s yogic majesty and is led into liṅga-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is dhyāna before the liṅga—steady contemplation of Śiva, ideally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and traditional Śaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa.