Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

यावत्सिंहे गुरुश्चैव स्थास्यामस्तावदेव हि । त्वयि स्नानं त्रिकालं च शंकरस्य च दर्शनम्

Transliteration

yāvatsiṃhe guruścaiva sthāsyāmastāvadeva hi | tvayi snānaṃ trikālaṃ ca śaṃkarasya ca darśanam

Translation

“So long as we remain here at Siṁha-tīrtha, O revered preceptor, during that very time there will be bathing here three times a day and the blessed sight (darśana) of Śaṅkara (Lord Śiva).”

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative) ‘as long as/until’

• सिंहे: in Siṃha (place/region)
• सिंहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative ‘in/at Siṃha’ (place/name)

• गुरुः: the teacher
• गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• स्थास्यामः: we shall stay
• स्थास्यामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative) ‘so long/that long’

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; कारण/निश्चयार्थ ‘for/indeed’

• त्वयि: in you/at you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; pronoun ‘in/at you’ (locative)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; action-noun

• त्रिकालम्: thrice daily / at three times
• त्रिकालम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: त्रयः कालाः यस्य (three times/at three periods)

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

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

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

• दर्शनम्: seeing/audience (darśana)
• दर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the pilgrimage glory within the Kotirudra Saṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse operationalizes the tīrtha’s grace: during the Guru-in-Siṃha stay at Siṃha-tīrtha, pilgrims perform trikāla-snāna and obtain Śaṅkara-darśana—typical of Purāṇic tīrtha discipline where repeated daily rites intensify purification and receptivity to grace.

Significance: Trikāla bathing + Śiva-darśana is presented as a complete sādhana package for pāpa-kṣaya and bhakti-vṛddhi during the auspicious period.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Auspicious period while Guru (Jupiter) is in Siṃha-rāśi; trikāla implies dawn–midday–evening observance

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights tīrtha-vāsa (staying at a sacred place) as a discipline of purification: regular trikāla snāna and Śiva-darśana cultivate devotion (bhakti) and inner clarity, aligning the seeker toward Śiva as Pati (the liberating Lord).

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

In the Kotirudra context of holy sites, “Śaṅkara-darśana” implies approaching Saguna Śiva through accessible sacred forms—especially the Liṅga at a tīrtha—where repeated darśana and worship deepen sambandha (relationship) with the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is trikāla snāna (bathing at dawn, noon, and dusk) combined with daily Śiva-darśana; one may support this with Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple liṅga-pūjā as part of the tīrtha observance.