Shloka 53

Devanagari script

तदा वृतं मयैतच्च देहि मे ह्यतुलं बलम् । यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश दुर्ल्लभं किं भवेन्मम

Transliteration

tadā vṛtaṃ mayaitacca dehi me hyatulaṃ balam | yadi prasanno deveśa durllabhaṃ kiṃ bhavenmama

Translation

“Thus I have chosen this as my boon—grant me incomparable strength. If you, O Lord of the gods, are truly pleased, what could ever remain unattainable for me?”

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• vṛtam: requested
• vṛtam: Kriya (क्रिया/finite sense via participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) ‘वृत’ = chosen/requested; द्वितीया (Accusative) एकवचन नपुंसकलिङ्ग—‘(एतत्) वृतम्’ = this was requested

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया एकवचन नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ) मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person) एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• me: to me
• me: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान) एकवचन (enclitic)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात; emphasis/indeed

• atulam: incomparable
• atulam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (बलम्)

• balam: strength
• balam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तार्थक (conditional particle)

• prasannaḥ: pleased
• prasannaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वम् implied)

• deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन) एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• durllabham: hard to obtain
• durllabham: Pratijna-predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; here predicate with ‘kim’—‘what is difficult to obtain?’

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म/Interrogative object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• bhavet: could be / would be
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/सम्भावना) प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person) एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mama: for me / of me
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध) एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/boon-seeker addressing Lord Shiva (Deveśa) within Suta’s Kotirudra narration

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The devotee articulates the boon: ‘atula bala’ (incomparable strength), reasoning that if Deveśa is pleased nothing is unattainable—typical Purāṇic boon logic grounded in īśvara-prasāda.

Significance: Illustrates the doctrine that all siddhis and worldly attainments are contingent upon Śiva’s favor; also warns implicitly that boons sought may remain within saṃsāric aims unless redirected toward mokṣa.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when the Lord is pleased by devotion, the devotee’s limitations are removed and even what is ‘durlabha’ (rare/unattainable) becomes attainable through divine support.

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

Addressing Śiva as Deveśa reflects Saguna worship—approaching the personal Lord who responds to prayer. In Jyotirliṅga contexts, the Liṅga is the accessible, compassionate form through which Śiva grants boons and uplifts devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is prayerful surrender with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and focused worship (abhisheka/archana) seeking inner ‘strength’—steadfastness in dharma, devotion, and self-control.