Shloka 7

Śiva-nāma-smaraṇa and Śambhu’s Protective Manifestation

Dāruka Episode

Devanagari script

तानागतांस्तदा दृष्ट्वा भयवित्रस्तलोचनः । शिवं सस्मार सुप्रीत्या तन्नामानि जगौ मुहुः

Transliteration

tānāgatāṃstadā dṛṣṭvā bhayavitrastalocanaḥ | śivaṃ sasmāra suprītyā tannāmāni jagau muhuḥ

Translation

Seeing them arrive, his eyes trembling with fear, he lovingly remembered Lord Śiva and repeatedly uttered His sacred names.

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (pronoun)

• आगतान्: arrived
• आगतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘तान्’)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• भय: fear
• भय: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• वित्रस्त: terrified
• वित्रस्त: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-त्रस् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• लोचनः: (one) with eyes
• लोचनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भयवित्रस्तलोचनः: he whose eyes were frightened with fear
• भयवित्रस्तलोचनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय + वित्रस्त + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘यस्य लोचने भयेन वित्रस्ते सः’ (whose eyes are terrified by fear)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सस्मार: remembered
• सस्मार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सुप्रीत्या: with great affection
• सुप्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; भाववाचक (instrumental of manner)

• तत्: his/that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तन्नामानि: his names
• तन्नामानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सम्बन्ध): ‘तस्य नामानि’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (object of ‘जगौ’)

• जगौ: sang/uttered
• जगौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुस् (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of frequency)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudra Samhita account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Nāma-smaraṇa of Śiva in fear is presented as a direct means to invoke protection and grace (bhakta-rakṣaṇa).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (Implied nāma-japa) śivaṃ sasmāra… tannāmāni jagau muhuḥ

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): when fear arises, the devotee turns inward to Śiva through smaraṇa (remembrance) and nāma-japa, which steadies the mind and aligns it with Pati (the Lord) rather than with pasha (bondage).

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

Even without describing a ritual act here, the verse emphasizes Saguna-upāsanā through Śiva’s names—an accessible form of worship that supports Linga-bhakti and prepares the heart for deeper contemplation of Śiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Śiva-nāma smaraṇa and japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—repeatedly (muhuḥ), as a protective and centering sādhana in moments of distress.