Shloka 14

Devanagari script

कमलैस्सरसो जातैर्मानसाख्यान्मुनीश्वराः । बद्ध्वा चैवासनं तत्र न चचाल हरिस्स्वयम्

Transliteration

kamalaissaraso jātairmānasākhyānmunīśvarāḥ | baddhvā caivāsanaṃ tatra na cacāla harissvayam

Translation

O lordly sages, using lotus-flowers born from the lake called Mānas, he arranged a seat there; and Hari (Viṣṇu) himself did not move from that place, remaining steadily established.

Word by Word

• kamalaiḥ: with lotuses
• kamalaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sarasaḥ: from the lake / lake-born (juicy)
• sarasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; agreeing with ‘kamalaiḥ’ (lotuses)

• jātaiḥ: born/arisen
• jātaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), तृतीया बहुवचन नपुंसकलिङ्ग; √जन् ‘to be born/arise’

• mānasa-ākhyāt: from (the lake) called Mānasa
• mānasa-ākhyāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘named Mānasa’), पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; used with sense ‘from (the lake) called Mānasa’

• munīśvarāḥ: the great sages
• munīśvarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘lords of sages’/‘great sages’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• baddhvā: having arranged/bound
• baddhvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bandh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; √बन्ध् ‘to bind/arrange’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अवधारणार्थ

• āsanam: seat/posture
• āsanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• cacāla: moved
• cacāla: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cal (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √चल् ‘to move’

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मार्थक (reflexive/emphatic: ‘himself’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Viṣṇu undertakes steadfast upāsanā of Śiva at Mānasarovara, fashioning an āsana of lotuses and remaining unmoved—an archetype of tapas preceding Śiva’s revelation.

Significance: Models niṣṭhā (unwavering resolve) in Śiva-upāsanā; teaches that divine vision is preceded by steadiness of mind and senses.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights niścala-bhāva—unwavering steadiness. Even a great deity like Viṣṇu demonstrates disciplined stillness and focused intent, a prerequisite for receiving Shiva’s grace and higher realization.

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

Preparing a pure seat and remaining steady reflects proper upāsanā for Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship): external purity (āsana, place) supports inner one-pointed devotion, which ripens into Shiva’s anugraha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Establish a clean āsana and practice still meditation (dhyāna) without restlessness; this pairs naturally with japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and, where traditional, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness.