Shloka 19

काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva

Devanagari script

जानंति बहवो भक्तास्त्वत्कृपां प्राप्य भक्तितः । शरणागत भक्तानां न कुत्रापि भ्रमादिकम्

Transliteration

jānaṃti bahavo bhaktāstvatkṛpāṃ prāpya bhaktitaḥ | śaraṇāgata bhaktānāṃ na kutrāpi bhramādikam

Translation

Many devotees, through devotion, come to know Your grace after receiving it. For devotees who have taken refuge in You, there is nowhere any delusion and the like.

Word by Word

• jānanti: know
• jānanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural (बहुवचन)

• bahavaḥ: many
• bahavaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; qualifies bhaktāḥ

• bhaktāḥ: devotees
• bhaktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• tvat-kṛpām: your grace
• tvat-kṛpām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'your mercy'

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यप्-आदेश) = 'having obtained'

• bhaktitaḥ: through devotion
• bhaktitaḥ: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + -tas (तसिल्)
• Form: Avyaya, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त adverb; sense: 'from/through devotion'

• śaraṇa-āgatāḥ: refuge-seeking, surrendered
• śaraṇa-āgatāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √gam + क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'gone to refuge' = 'those who have taken refuge'

• bhaktānām: of devotees
• bhaktānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; with śaraṇa-āgatāḥ understood: 'of surrendered devotees'

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• kutra-api: anywhere
• kutra-api: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutra (अव्यय) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb + particle; 'anywhere'

• bhrama-ādikam: delusion etc.
• bhrama-ādikam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrama (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'bhrama and the like' (ādi-samāsa sense)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa account to the sages, with the verse reflecting the theology of refuge in Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva’s kripā is directly realized through bhakti, and that true śaraṇāgati (taking refuge in Pati, Shiva) dispels bhrama—delusion, doubt, and misapprehension—leading the devotee toward liberation-oriented clarity.

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

Śaraṇāgati is practiced through concrete devotion—Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and reverent service to Saguna Shiva—by which the devotee becomes receptive to grace; that grace stabilizes the mind and removes भ्रम (confusion) that obstructs steady worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily bhakti expressed as Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with sincere surrender, supported by Shiva-pūjā (often with vibhūti/Tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa where traditional), cultivating refuge in Shiva as the remover of delusion.