Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

ततः प्रार्थितश्शम्भुर्मुनिभिश्च विशेषतः । स्थातव्यं स्वामिना ह्यत्र लोकानां सुखहेतवे

Transliteration

tataḥ prārthitaśśambhurmunibhiśca viśeṣataḥ | sthātavyaṃ svāminā hyatra lokānāṃ sukhahetave

Translation

Then Śambhu (Lord Śiva), earnestly entreated especially by the sages, was implored: “O Lord, remain here, for You are the Master—stay for the welfare and happiness of the worlds.”

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon; then
• ततः: Kāla/Hetu (काल/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• प्रार्थितः: requested
• प्रार्थितः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karaṇa (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Prakāra (प्रकार/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner/emphasis)

• स्थातव्यम्: should be stayed; must remain
• स्थातव्यम्: Vidhi (विधि/Obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय (to be done)

• स्वामिना: by the Lord/master
• स्वामिना: Karaṇa (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Avadhāraṇa/Hetu (अवधारण/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतु-बोधक अव्यय (emphatic/causal particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds/people
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• सुख-हेतवे: for the cause of happiness
• सुख-हेतवे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sukhasya hetuḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Bhīmaśaṃkara

Sthala Purana: Sages petition Śambhu to remain in that region for loka-kalyāṇa; his abiding presence becomes the sanctifying principle of the kṣetra and the basis for the Jyotirliṅga’s enduring grace.

Significance: Frames the Jyotirliṅga as Śiva’s compassionate ‘staying’ (avasthāna) for the world’s welfare—pilgrimage is participation in that anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who responds to the bhakti of sages and remains present for loka-kalyāṇa—spiritual and worldly well-being—showing grace as the path to upliftment.

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

The request that Śiva “stay here” aligns with Saguna worship where the Lord abides in a sacred place—often as a Jyotirliṅga—so devotees can approach, serve, and receive his anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is devotional prayer (prārthanā) and steady upāsanā—daily liṅga-pūjā with mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while dedicating the merit for the happiness of all beings.