Shloka 27

सतीविरहानन्तरं शम्भोश्चरितम् / Śiva’s Conduct After Satī’s Separation

Devanagari script

विश्वेश्वरप्रसादेन ग्रहत्वं प्राप्य भूमिजः । दिव्यं लोकं जगामाशु शुक्रलोकात्परं वरम्

Transliteration

viśveśvaraprasādena grahatvaṃ prāpya bhūmijaḥ | divyaṃ lokaṃ jagāmāśu śukralokātparaṃ varam

Translation

By the grace of Viśveśvara (Lord Śiva), Bhūmija attained the status of a planet and swiftly went to a divine and excellent realm, higher even than the world of Śukra.

Word by Word

• विश्वेश्वरप्रसादेन: by the grace of Viśveśvara
• विश्वेश्वरप्रसादेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विश्वेश्वरस्य प्रसादः); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• ग्रहत्वम्: the state of being a ग्रह (planet)
• ग्रहत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grahatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: कृदन्त; अव्ययभाव (gerund), ‘having obtained’

• भूमिजः: Bhūmija (Mars; earth-born)
• भूमिजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi-ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (भूमेः जातः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘लोकम्’ इति विशेष्य

• लोकम्: world, realm
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शुक्रलोकात्: from Śukra’s world
• शुक्रलोकात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukra-loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शुक्रस्य लोकः); पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• परम्: higher, beyond
• परम्: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वरम्/लोकम्’ इत्यर्थे ‘higher’

• वरम्: excellent, best
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘श्रेष्ठम्’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha of Kāśī is famed as the Lord who grants liberation and exalted states by sheer grace; here his prasāda elevates Bhūmija (Maṅgala) to grahatva and a superior loka.

Significance: Darśana and worship are portrayed as conferring extraordinary elevation of status and realms; in Siddhānta terms, Śiva’s anugraha can raise the paśu beyond ordinary karmic trajectories.

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Graha-devatā elevation (Maṅgala attaining grahatva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishveshvara
• Bhumija
• Shukra

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s prasāda (grace) as the decisive cause of elevation—transforming a being’s destiny and granting a higher divine state, indicating that sincere devotion culminates in Śiva-bestowed upliftment beyond ordinary karmic limits.

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

By naming Viśveśvara, the text points to Saguna Śiva as the accessible Lord who grants tangible fruits. Linga-worship is a primary mode of approaching Viśveśvara, through which devotees seek His prasāda that purifies karma and bestows higher attainments.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is grace-oriented bhakti: daily Linga-pūjā with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and offering of water/bilva leaves, performed with surrender so that results are received as Śiva’s prasāda.