Shloka 49

Śivapūjā-stuti: Deva-Ṛṣi-Paramparāyāṃ Śaṃkara-caritasya Prastāvaḥ

Prelude to Śaṃkara’s narrative and the lineage of Śiva-worship

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नाद्भगवांस्तस्माद्वरान्दिव्यानने कशः । सम्प्राप्य च जगत्सर्वं वशेऽनयत शङ्करात्

Transliteration

prasannādbhagavāṃstasmādvarāndivyānane kaśaḥ | samprāpya ca jagatsarvaṃ vaśe'nayata śaṅkarāt

Translation

When that Blessed Lord became pleased, he granted many divine boons. Having obtained them from Śaṅkara, he then brought the entire world under his control.

Word by Word

• प्रसन्नात्: from (Śiva) being pleased
• प्रसन्नात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (from being pleased)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/causal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-रूपेण कारण/अनन्तरार्थक (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दिव्यान्: divine
• दिव्यान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वरान् प्रति)

• अनेकशः: many times/in many ways
• अनेकशः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक (adverb: 'many times/in many ways')

• सम्प्राप्य: having obtained
• सम्प्राप्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: आप् (to obtain) उपसर्ग: सम्+प्र; 'having obtained'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (जगत् प्रति)

• वशे: under control
• वशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/State-Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; 'वशे' = 'under control'

• अनयत: brought/led
• अनयत: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: नी (to lead/bring) उपसर्ग: आ (आ-नी)

• शङ्करात्: from Śaṅkara
• शङ्करात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific jyotirliṅga episode; it expresses the siddhāntic principle that all siddhi/aiśvarya arises when Śiva becomes prasanna and grants vara (boons).

Significance: Teaches that sovereignty and success are secondary fruits of Śiva’s grace; the deeper implication is that even worldly mastery depends on the Lord’s anugraha.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Īśvara (Pati) whose grace (prasāda) alone makes outcomes possible; boons can empower a being, yet Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes using Śiva’s favor for dharma and liberation rather than mere control over the world.

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

The verse underscores Saguna Śiva—Śaṅkara who responds to devotion and grants boons; Linga-worship is approached as surrender to this compassionate Lord, seeking His grace with humility rather than bargaining for dominance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is bhakti with restraint: daily Linga-pūjā with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of impermanence, and asking for inner purity and detachment even when seeking worldly relief.