Shloka 37

Anasūyā–Atri Tapas-Varṇana

Description of Anasūyā and Atri’s Austerities

Devanagari script

पूर्णांशेन स्थितस्तत्र कैलासं तं जगाम ह । पंचाशच्च तथा चात्र चत्वारि ऋषिसत्तमाः

Transliteration

pūrṇāṃśena sthitastatra kailāsaṃ taṃ jagāma ha | paṃcāśacca tathā cātra catvāri ṛṣisattamāḥ

Translation

Abiding there in the full plenitude of His divine being, He then went to that Kailāsa. And in this account, O best of sages, there were fifty-four eminent ṛṣis.

Word by Word

• पूर्ण-अंशेन: with (his) full portion
• पूर्ण-अंशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (पूर्णः अंशः)

• स्थितः: having remained/being stationed
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• कैलासम्: to Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तम्: that (place)/it
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ह: indeed/then
• ह: Prayojaka-nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; narrative emphasis)

• पञ्चाशत्: fifty
• पञ्चाशत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाशत् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या (numeral), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (collective ‘fifty’)

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

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

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

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

• चत्वारि: four
• चत्वारि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या (numeral), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ऋषि-सत्तमाः: best of sages
• ऋषि-सत्तमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ऋषीणां सत्तमाः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kailāsa is Śiva’s nitya-vāsa; in Purāṇic geography the Kedāra region is linked with Śiva’s Himalayan presence and tapas of sages, making Kailāsa the archetypal source of Kedāra-tīrtha sanctity.

Significance: Darśana of Śiva’s Himalayan abode symbolizes approach to the Lord in His pūrṇatva (fullness) and steadiness; pilgrimage is framed as purification and readiness for anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kailasa
• Rishis

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Shiva’s sovereign fullness (pūrṇāṁśa)—His complete, unsurpassed divinity—while also showing that sacred history is preserved through the assembly of realized sages, making śravaṇa (devout listening) a valid means for grace.

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

By presenting Shiva as personally residing and moving toward Kailāsa, the verse supports Saguna devotion—approaching the Lord through His accessible, narratable form—an attitude that also grounds Linga worship as a tangible focus for the same Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śravaṇa and smaraṇa: hear and recite Shiva’s sacred accounts with faith, while mentally fixing the Lord on Kailāsa; this pairs naturally with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) in daily worship.