Shloka 9

Śiva-nāma-smaraṇa and Śambhu’s Protective Manifestation

Dāruka Episode

Devanagari script

सर्वस्वं च भवानद्य मम देव त्वमेव हि । त्वदधीनस्त्वदीयोऽहं त्वत्प्राणस्सर्वदा प्रभो

Transliteration

sarvasvaṃ ca bhavānadya mama deva tvameva hi | tvadadhīnastvadīyo'haṃ tvatprāṇassarvadā prabho

Translation

O Lord, truly You alone are my all-in-all. I am wholly dependent on You; I belong to You. O Master, at all times my very life-breath rests in You.

Word by Word

• sarvasvam: everything; all wealth
• sarvasvam: Pratijñā/Predicative (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarvasva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: सर्व + स्व (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः ‘all one’s own/entire possession’)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चयः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• bhavān: you (honored)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आदरार्थक-सर्वनाम (honorific pronoun)

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• hi: for, indeed
• hi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• tvad-adhīnaḥ: dependent on you
• tvad-adhīnaḥ: Pratijñā/Predicative (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + adhīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: त्वत् + अधीन (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• tvadīyaḥ: yours
• tvadīyaḥ: Pratijñā/Predicative (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvadīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्वाम्यर्थक विशेषण ‘belonging to you’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tvat-prāṇaḥ: your life-breath; one whose life is you
• tvat-prāṇaḥ: Pratijñā/Predicative (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: त्वत् + प्राण (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• prabho: O lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

A devoted pilgrim/devotee addressing Lord Shiva (as narrated by Suta Goswami in the Kotirudrasaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: सर्वस्वं च भवानद्य मम देव त्वमेव हि । त्वदधीनस्त्वदीयोऽहं त्वत्प्राणस्सर्वदा प्रभो

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati (total surrender): the soul (paśu) recognizes Shiva as the sole refuge and “all,” affirming dependence on Pati for grace, protection, and liberation.

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

The verse is a direct personal address to the Lord, fitting Saguna devotion: in Linga-worship the devotee offers selfhood itself—seeing the Linga as the living presence of Shiva, the support of one’s very prāṇa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice inner surrender while chanting the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offering water/bilva to the Linga, mentally repeating: “I am Yours; my life-breath is in You,” as a bhakti-based meditation.