Shloka 44

Śiva-nāma-smaraṇa and Śambhu’s Protective Manifestation

Dāruka Episode

Devanagari script

एतद्यश्शृणुयान्नित्यं नागेशोद्भवमादरात् । सर्वान्कामानियाद्धीमान्महापातकनाशनान्

Transliteration

etadyaśśṛṇuyānnityaṃ nāgeśodbhavamādarāt | sarvānkāmāniyāddhīmānmahāpātakanāśanān

Translation

The wise person who, with devotion, listens daily to this account of the manifestation of Nāgeśvara attains all desired aims, and great sins are destroyed.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘this’ (object)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत्

• शृणुयात्: should hear/listen
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसकलिङ्ग-एकवचन-द्वितीया (adverbial accusative)

• नागेशोद्भवम्: the origin/story of Nāgeśa
• नागेशोद्भवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागेश (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नागेशात् उद्भवः/नागेशसम्बन्धी उद्भवः); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ के विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन

• आदरात्: out of reverence
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause: out of reverence)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘कामान्’

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• इयात्: should obtain
• इयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थे ‘प्राप्नुयात्/लभेत’ (should obtain)

• धीमान्: the wise person
• धीमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण कर्तरि

• महापातकनाशनान्: destroying great sins
• महापातकनाशनान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (महापातकानां नाशनाः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘कामान्’ (desires that destroy great sins / sin-destroying boons)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Nāgeśvara

Sthala Purana: This verse states the phalaśruti: daily śravaṇa of the Nāgeśvara-udbhava (manifestation narrative) grants desired aims and destroys mahāpātakas, framing the Jyotirliṅga’s appearance as a grace-bestowing revelation accessible through hearing.

Significance: Śravaṇa and smaraṇa of the Jyotirliṅga’s udbhava is said to confer iṣṭa-siddhi (fulfillment of aims) and pāpa-kṣaya, emphasizing bhakti as a means to loosen pāśa (bondage).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nāgeśvara

FAQs

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

It teaches that śravaṇa (devotional listening) to the Jyotirlinga-mahātmyas—here, Nāgeśvara’s manifestation—purifies the heart, destroys grave karmic demerit, and grants both worldly aims and spiritual upliftment under Shiva’s grace.

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

Nāgeśvara is Shiva worshipped as the Jyotirlinga (Saguna manifestation accessible to devotees). The verse affirms that engaging with the Linga’s sacred narrative through reverent hearing is itself an act of worship that draws Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily devotional hearing/recitation of the Nāgeśvara Jyotirlinga chapter (nitya-śravaṇa), ideally alongside japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple Linga-upacāras (water offering, bilva leaves) as capacity permits.