Shloka 30

चाण्डालीसद्गतिवर्णनम् (Cāṇḍālī-sadgati-varṇanam) — “Account of the Cāṇḍālī’s Attainment of a Good Destiny”

Devanagari script

एवं शिवचतुर्दश्या व्रतं जातं च निर्मलम् । अज्ञानतो जागरणं परमानन्ददायकम्

Transliteration

evaṃ śivacaturdaśyā vrataṃ jātaṃ ca nirmalam | ajñānato jāgaraṇaṃ paramānandadāyakam

Translation

Thus the vow of Śiva-caturdaśī becomes pure and sanctifying; even a vigil (jāgaraṇa) kept unknowingly, by the grace of Lord Śiva, becomes a giver of supreme bliss.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus”)

• शिवचतुर्दश्याः: of (the) Śiva-caturdaśī (14th lunar day sacred to Śiva)
• शिवचतुर्दश्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य चतुर्दशी)

• व्रतम्: vow, observance
• व्रतम्: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• जातम्: arose, came to be
• जातम्: Kriya (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जन्) + जात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; व्रतम् इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

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

• निर्मलम्: pure, spotless
• निर्मलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; व्रतम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अज्ञानतः: out of ignorance
• अज्ञानतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ajñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); हेतौ/कारणे (from/through ignorance)

• जागरणम्: wakefulness, vigil
• जागरणम्: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परमानन्ददायकम्: giving supreme bliss
• परमानन्ददायकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम-आनन्द-दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (परमः आनन्दः यस्य/येन दाय्यते) ; जागरणम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

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 teaches that Śiva-caturdaśī observance is intrinsically purifying, and that even an unintentional vigil can yield spiritual merit—pointing to Śiva’s compassion and the power of holy time (tithi) when aligned with devotion.

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

Śiva-caturdaśī is traditionally celebrated with Liṅga-pūjā, abhiṣeka, and remembrance of Saguna Śiva; the verse affirms that the vrata and night vigil supporting this worship become ‘nirmala’ and bear the fruit of joy and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Keeping jāgaraṇa on Mahāśivarātri—ideally with mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on the Liṅga, and simple pūjā—since even imperfect or inadvertent wakefulness is praised as spiritually fruitful.