Shloka 2

गौतमस्य शिवदर्शनं पापक्षयवचनं च | Gautama’s Vision of Śiva and the Teaching on Sin and Purification

Devanagari script

अथ प्रसन्नस्स शिवो वरं ब्रूहि महामुने । प्रसन्नोऽहं सुभक्त्या त इत्युवाच कृपानिधिः

Transliteration

atha prasannassa śivo varaṃ brūhi mahāmune | prasanno'haṃ subhaktyā ta ityuvāca kṛpānidhiḥ

Translation

Then Lord Śiva, well pleased, said to the great sage: “Speak—ask for a boon. I am satisfied by your pure devotion.” Thus spoke Śiva, the very treasury of compassion.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/प्रसङ्गसूचक (contextual connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (indeclinable; then/now)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc. nom. sg.; adjective)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (masc. acc. sg.)

• ब्रूहि: tell/speak
• ब्रूहि: क्रिया (verb; आदेश)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (loṭ, 2nd pers. sg.; parasmaipada)

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि = महा + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (masc. voc. sg.)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc. nom. sg.; adjective)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (implicit subject of speech)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (pronoun; nom. sg.)

• सुभक्त्या: by (your) good devotion
• सुभक्त्या: करण/हेतु (karaṇa/hetu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभक्ति = सु + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (fem. instr. sg.); करण/हेतु (instrument/cause)

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th) एकवचन/षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन—अत्र षष्ठी (gen. sg.) अर्थः ‘तव’ (pronoun; here gen. sg. = your)

• इति: thus
• इति: उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (liṭ, 3rd pers. sg.)

• कृपानिधिः: the treasure of compassion
• कृपानिधिः: कर्ता (apposition to Śiva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपानिधि = कृपा + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेष्य (masc. nom. sg.; epithet)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights the Siddhānta axiom that Śiva’s grace (anugraha) is elicited by ‘subhakti’ and culminates in boon-bestowal; pilgrims emulate this through vrata, pūjā, and humility.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: varaṃ brūhi mahāmune | prasanno'haṃ subhaktyā te

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s grace is awakened by śuddha-bhakti (pure devotion). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, the Lord (Pati) compassionately responds when the soul (paśu) turns to Him with single-pointed devotion, making divine favor the doorway to upliftment and liberation.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva—Śiva who listens, speaks, and grants boons. Linga-worship and Jyotirlinga pilgrimage in the Kotirudra context are concrete forms of devotion through which the devotee approaches this gracious Lord and receives His anugraha (saving grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is steady bhakti expressed through Shiva-upāsanā: daily Linga worship with reverence, japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and a prayerful request aligned with dharma—since Śiva declares He is pleased specifically by pure devotion.