Shloka 33

Viśveśvara-māhātmya and the Nirguṇa–Saguṇa Emergence of Śiva (Śakti–Puruṣa/Prakṛti Discourse)

Devanagari script

स्थातव्यं च सदात्रैव लोकानां हितकाम्यया । तारयस्व जगन्नाथ प्रार्थयामि जगत्पते

Transliteration

sthātavyaṃ ca sadātraiva lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā | tārayasva jagannātha prārthayāmi jagatpate

Translation

For the welfare of all beings, you should remain here always. O Lord of the universe, deliver the worlds—this is my prayer to you, O Master of all creation.

Word by Word

• स्थातव्यम्: should remain, must stay
• स्थातव्यम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थातव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligation), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (it is to be stayed)

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

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

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

• हितकाम्यया: by the desire for welfare
• हितकाम्यया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित-काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (हितस्य काम्या = हितेच्छा), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; हेतौ (as motive)

• तारयस्व: deliver, save
• तारयस्व: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः; आत्मनेपद (तारयस्व)

• जगन्नाथ: O Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (जगतः नाथः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• प्रार्थयामि: I request, I beseech
• प्रार्थयामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः; परस्मैपद

• जगत्पते: O Lord of the world
• जगत्पते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (जगतः पतिः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Shiva (as Jagannatha/Jagatpati) within the Kotirudrasaṃhitā Jyotirlinga-focused narration, relayed by Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The request ‘remain here always’ mirrors Avimukta’s core claim: Śiva does not abandon Kāśī, staying for loka-hita and for the taraka (saving) function.

Significance: Frames Kāśī as a perpetual seat of grace where Śiva’s abiding presence supports both worldly welfare and liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: sthātavyaṃ ca sadātraiva lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā | tārayasva jagannātha prārthayāmi jagatpate

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati (surrender) to Shiva as Pati—the Lord who liberates beings from pāśa (bondage)—and asks him to remain accessible for loka-hita (the welfare of all).

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

By asking Shiva to “remain here always,” the verse aligns with Jyotirlinga devotion where Saguna Shiva compassionately abides in a sacred form and place so devotees can approach, worship, and receive grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily bhakti with verbal prayer and japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—seeking Shiva’s grace to ‘carry one across’ saṃsāra.