Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

नारदश्च समागत्य शंकरं दुःखदाहकम् । प्रार्थयामास तत्रैव सांजलिर्नतमस्तकः

Transliteration

nāradaśca samāgatya śaṃkaraṃ duḥkhadāhakam | prārthayāmāsa tatraiva sāṃjalirnatamastakaḥ

Translation

Then Nārada arrived and, right there, prayed to Śaṅkara—the Lord who burns away sorrow—standing with folded hands and his head bowed in reverence.

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• समागत्य: having come/arrived
• समागत्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दुःख-दाहकम्: burner/remover of sorrow
• दुःख-दाहकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + दाहक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दुःखस्य दाहकः)

• प्रार्थयामास: entreated/prayed
• प्रार्थयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-अर्थ् (धातु) णिच् → प्रार्थय्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/स्थान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• स-अञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• स-अञ्जलिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (अञ्जलिना सह/अञ्जलिं कृत्वा)

• नत-मस्तकः: with bowed head
• नत-मस्तकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + मस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (नतं मस्तकं यस्य)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Shankara
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender): the devotee approaches Śiva as Duḥkha-dāhaka, the one who burns karmic sorrow and grants peace through grace.

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

Nārada’s folded hands and bowed head model Saguna-upāsanā—devotional approach to Śaṅkara as a personal Lord who responds to prayer, a key mood in Jyotirliṅga narratives of the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice namaskāra with añjali and humility, then offer mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a direct form of prayer to Śiva for removal of दुःख (suffering).