Shloka 16

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वानरास्तत्र ह्यधावंत दिशो दश । नीत्वा जलं च ते प्रोचुः प्रणिपत्य पुरः स्थिताः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | tacchrutvā vānarāstatra hyadhāvaṃta diśo daśa | nītvā jalaṃ ca te procuḥ praṇipatya puraḥ sthitāḥ

Translation

Sūta said: Hearing that, the monkeys there immediately ran in the ten directions. Bringing water, they reported it, bowing down and standing before him.

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन (sg)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; श्रुत्वा इत्यस्य कर्म

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: कृदन्त-अव्यय (gerund/क्त्वान्त), पूर्वक्रिया (having heard)

• वानराः: the monkeys
• वानराः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), बहुवचन (pl)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (there)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थ/हेत्वर्थ (indeed/for)

• अधावन्: ran
• अधावन्: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+धाव् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (pl)

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: कर्म (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), द्वितीया (Acc), बहुवचन (pl)

• दश: ten
• दश: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्/दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), अव्ययवत्/विशेषणरूपेण; दिशः इति विशेषण (ten)

• नीत्वा: having brought
• नीत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नी (धातु) → नीत्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: कृदन्त-अव्यय (gerund/क्त्वान्त), पूर्वक्रिया (having brought)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन (sg)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (and)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), बहुवचन (pl)

• प्रोचुः: said, reported
• प्रोचुः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (pl)

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र+नि+पत् (धातु) → प्रणिपत्य (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: कृदन्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having bowed down)

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb: in front)

• स्थिताः: stood
• स्थिताः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), बहुवचन (pl); कर्तरि-प्रयोगे (as adjectival predicate: having stood)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Vanaras

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed as prompt, disciplined service—hearing a command, acting swiftly, and returning with humility (praṇipāta). In Shaiva thought, such surrendered action purifies the pashu (bound soul) and aligns it toward Pati (Shiva).

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

Bringing water directly evokes jala-abhisheka, a central act of Saguna Shiva worship through the Linga. The verse models the devotional attitude: offering with reverence and reporting one’s service without ego.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform water-offering (abhisheka) to Shiva with a bowed, prayerful mind, accompanied by remembrance of the Panchakshara mantra—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as an act of humble seva.