Shloka 15

अत्रीश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनम् (Atrīśvara-māhātmya-varṇanam) — “Account of the Greatness of Atrīśvara”

Devanagari script

अनसूयोवाच । यदि त्वं सुप्रसन्ना मे वर्तसे च कृपामयि । स्थातव्यं च त्वया तावन्मत्स्वामी यावदा व्रजेत्

Transliteration

anasūyovāca | yadi tvaṃ suprasannā me vartase ca kṛpāmayi | sthātavyaṃ ca tvayā tāvanmatsvāmī yāvadā vrajet

Translation

Anasūyā said: “O compassionate one, if you are truly gracious and favorable to me, then you must remain here until my lord (husband) departs.”

Word by Word

• अनसूया: Anasūyā
• अनसूया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनसूया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे द्वितीय-प्रयोगः? (personal pronoun), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• सुप्रसन्ना: very pleased
• सुप्रसन्ना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of त्वम्)

• मे: of me/to me (my)
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive) एकवचन; enclitic pronoun

• वर्तसे: you remain/abide
• वर्तसे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृपामयि: O compassionate one
• कृपामयि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कृपया मयः/कृपामयः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• स्थातव्यम्: (it is) to be stayed/should remain
• स्थातव्यम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे प्रयोगः—‘स्थातव्यम्’ = ‘it should be stayed’

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

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधिबोधक अव्यय (adverb of extent: ‘so long’)

• मत्स्वामी: my husband/master
• मत्स्वामी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी/प्रातिपदिक) + स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मम स्वामी), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधिबोधक अव्यय (correlative: ‘until/as long as’)

• आ: up to/until
• आ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधिपूरक अव्यय (particle intensifying ‘until’)

• व्रजेत्: may go/should go
• व्रजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/potential), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Anasūyā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Anasūyā

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed as humble petition: when divine grace (prasāda) is present, the devotee seeks protection and right order (dharma) in life, trusting the compassionate power that supports righteous intention.

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

The verse reflects Saguna devotion—addressing the Divine as “compassionate” and personally responsive. In Linga-worship, the same attitude is central: the devotee approaches Shiva’s manifest presence seeking grace and auspicious safeguarding of dharmic life.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is prayerful supplication with steadiness: offer respectful hospitality (upacāra) to Shiva’s presence, repeat the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and maintain a calm, compassionate mind aligned with dharma.