Shloka 86

Niṣādasya Bhillasya Itihāsaḥ — Śivarātri-vrata-prabhāvaḥ

The Hunter’s Account and the Efficacy of the Śivarātri Observance

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । इत्युक्ते च तदा तेन प्रसन्नश्शंकरस्तदा । पूजितं च स्वरूपं हि दर्शयामास संमतम्

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | ityukte ca tadā tena prasannaśśaṃkarastadā | pūjitaṃ ca svarūpaṃ hi darśayāmāsa saṃmatam

Translation

Śiva said: When he had spoken thus, Śaṅkara was pleased. Then, being duly worshipped, the Lord revealed His own gracious and approved form.

Word by Word

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha/Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• ukte: when (it was) said
• ukte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग); locative absolute sense

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• tena: by him/with that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• prasannaḥ: pleased
• prasannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with śaṃkaraḥ

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• pūjitam: worshipped
• pūjitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively with svarūpam

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• svarūpam: (his) own form
• svarūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य रूपम्)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/emphasis (निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• darśayāmāsa: showed
• darśayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Causative (णिच्) of dṛś → darśaya-, Perfect periphrastic (लिट्/परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• saṃmatam: approved/acceptable
• saṃmatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃmata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with svarūpam

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when devotion is expressed through sincere words and worship, the Lord becomes pleased and grants direct spiritual confirmation by revealing His presence and form.

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

The verse implies that proper pūjā leads to darśana—Shiva, though ultimately beyond attributes, compassionately becomes accessible in a worship-worthy (saguṇa) manner, affirming the devotee’s practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā with humility and steadiness—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and reverent offerings—seeking inner darśana (direct experience) as the fruit of devotion.