Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

ततस्ते निर्जरा सर्वे तेषां चक्रुः स्तुतिं मुदा । करान् बद्ध्वा नतस्कंधा हरिब्रह्मादयस्तदा

Transliteration

tataste nirjarā sarve teṣāṃ cakruḥ stutiṃ mudā | karān baddhvā nataskaṃdhā haribrahmādayastadā

Translation

Then all those immortal gods joyfully offered hymns of praise. At that very moment, Hari (Viṣṇu), Brahmā, and the others—joining their palms and bowing in humility—began to extol Him.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb): “then/from that”

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• निर्जराः: the gods (immortals)
• निर्जराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of “निर्जराः”

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• चक्रुः: they made/did
• चक्रुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• स्तुतिम्: praise, hymn
• स्तुतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract)

• करान्: hands
• करान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• बद्ध्वा: having joined (hands)
• बद्ध्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive): “having bound/joined”

• नतस्कन्धाः: with bowed shoulders
• नतस्कन्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत (प्रातिपदिक) + स्कन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: “नताः स्कन्धाः येषाम्” (whose shoulders are bowed); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of “हरिब्रह्मादयः/निर्जराः”

• हरिब्रह्मादयः: Hari, Brahmā and others
• हरिब्रह्मादयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ādi-samāsa): “हरिः ब्रह्मा च आदयः येषाम्/ये” → “Hari, Brahmā and others”; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: In the Kotirudrasaṃhitā’s Gaṅgā-related episode, the devas’ stuti precedes a request that Śiva remain manifest at the river-site for loka-hita; this anticipates later tīrtha/linga-sthāpanā motifs but does not name a Jyotirliṅga here.

Significance: Darśana of Śiva as Deveśa praised by Brahmā-Viṣṇu is framed as merit-giving (puṇya) and as opening the way to grace (anugraha) through humility and stuti.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti and humility as the natural response of even the highest devas before the Supreme Pati (Lord Shiva), showing that reverent surrender and praise purify the heart and align the soul toward grace.

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

The verse depicts Saguna devotion—visible, relational worship through stuti and namaskara—supporting the Shiva Purana’s approach that the Linga and Shiva’s manifest form are accessible gateways to realizing His transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Join the palms (añjali), bow with humility, and recite Shiva-stuti or the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with joy—especially suitable as a simple Mahashivratri practice.