Shloka 52

Nāgeśa-jyotirliṅga-prādurbhāvaḥ — The Manifestation of the Nāgeśa Jyotirliṅga

Devanagari script

एवं च क्रियमाणस्य वैश्यस्य शिवपूजनम् । व्यतीयुस्तत्र षण्मासा निर्विघ्नेन मुनीश्वराः

Transliteration

evaṃ ca kriyamāṇasya vaiśyasya śivapūjanam | vyatīyustatra ṣaṇmāsā nirvighnena munīśvarāḥ

Translation

Thus, as that Vaiśya continued performing the worship of Lord Śiva, six months passed there without any obstacle, O best of sages.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्रियमाणस्य: of (him) who was performing/being done
• क्रियमाणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier in genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle: क्रियमाण); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण (to वैश्यस्य)

• वैश्यस्य: of the Vaiśya
• वैश्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शिव-पूजनम्: worship of Shiva
• शिव-पूजनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; implied with continuation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य पूजनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (contextually object/topic)

• व्यतीयुः: passed (by)
• व्यतीयुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-इ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• षण्मासाः: six months
• षण्मासाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (षण् + मास = ‘six months’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• निर्विघ्नेन: without hindrance
• निर्विघ्नेन: Karana (करण/Means-manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (as adverbial instrument: ‘without obstacles’)

• मुनीश्वराः: O lords among sages / great sages
• मुनीश्वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (मुनीनां ईश्वराः/मुनिः एव ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode here; the verse functions as narrative time-marking showing sustained Śiva-pūjā bearing fruit through nirvighnatā (unobstructed practice).

Significance: Emphasizes the merit of steady worship over time (niṣkāma/niyata-bhakti), a Purāṇic motif for accruing Śiva’s anugraha.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights niṣkāma-bhakti expressed through steady Shiva-pūjā: when devotion is sustained with discipline, Śiva’s grace removes impediments, allowing spiritual practice to mature over time.

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

The verse emphasizes concrete, ongoing worship (pūjanam), aligning with Saguna devotion—typically expressed through Liṅga-pūjā in the Kotirudra context—where regular ritual attention becomes the vehicle for Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Consistent daily Shiva-pūjā over a sustained period (a vrata-like continuity), supported by mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), with the aim of nirvighna (obstacle-free) practice.