Shloka 112

Devanagari script

निर्ममो निरहंकारो निर्मोहो निरुपद्रवः । दर्पहा दर्पदो दृप्तः सर्वार्थपरिवर्त्तकः

Transliteration

nirmamo nirahaṃkāro nirmoho nirupadravaḥ | darpahā darpado dṛptaḥ sarvārthaparivarttakaḥ

Translation

He is free from possessiveness and ego, free from delusion and untouched by disturbance. He destroys pride and bestows true dignity; radiant with power, He turns all aims and outcomes according to His will.

Word by Word

• निर्ममः: free from possessiveness
• निर्ममः: Visheshana (विशेषण/नाम)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + मम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (निर्गतः ममभावः)

• निरहंकारः: without ego
• निरहंकारः: Visheshana (विशेषण/नाम)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + अहंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (निर्गतः अहंकारः)

• निर्मोहः: free from delusion
• निर्मोहः: Visheshana (विशेषण/नाम)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (निर्गतः मोहः)

• निरुपद्रवः: free from disturbance
• निरुपद्रवः: Visheshana (विशेषण/नाम)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (निर्गतः उपद्रवः)

• दर्पहा: destroyer of pride
• दर्पहा: Visheshana (विशेषण/नाम)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्प + हन् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः; कृदन्त: क्विप्/ण्वुलादि-प्रयोग (हन्-धातोः ‘ह’/‘हा’ रूप), अर्थ: दर्पं हन्ति

• दर्पदः: giver of pride (to some)
• दर्पदः: Visheshana (विशेषण/नाम)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्प + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (दर्पं ददाति)

• दृप्तः: exultant
• दृप्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण/नाम)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थ: हृष्ट/उन्नत (exultant)

• सर्वार्थपरिवर्त्तकः: transformer of all purposes/meanings
• सर्वार्थपरिवर्त्तकः: Karta (कर्ता/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + अर्थ + परिवर्त्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषाम् अर्थानां परिवर्त्तकः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; the verse is doctrinal/ethical, describing Śiva’s nirahaṃkāra nature and his governance over outcomes—key for understanding grace and the removal of āṇava/māyīya bonds.

Significance: General fruit: contemplation of these guṇas supports vairāgya and surrender, aligning the paśu with Pati’s will and opening to anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord beyond ego and delusion—who removes the devotee’s pride and inner disturbance, thereby guiding the soul toward purification and liberation.

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

In Jyotirlinga worship, the Linga is Saguna support for realizing Shiva’s Nirguna qualities described here—freedom from ego and delusion—so the devotee’s pride is dissolved and life’s aims are redirected toward dharma and moksha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with humility; offer abhiṣeka to the Jyotirlinga and cultivate inner renunciation of “mine” (mama) and “I” (aham) as the practical takeaway.