Shloka 42

Devanagari script

वज्रांग उवाच । सुतं देहि स्वमातुर्मे महाहितकरं प्रभो । महाबलं सुप्रतापं सुसमर्थं तपोनिधिम्

Transliteration

vajrāṃga uvāca | sutaṃ dehi svamāturme mahāhitakaraṃ prabho | mahābalaṃ supratāpaṃ susamarthaṃ taponidhim

Translation

Vajrāṅga said: “O Lord, grant my mother a son—one who will bring her great welfare: mighty in strength, radiant in valor, fully capable, and a treasury of austerity (tapas).”

Word by Word

• वज्राङ्गः: Vajrāṅga (name)
• वज्राङ्गः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्राङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: वज्रं अङ्गं यस्य सः (one whose body is like vajra)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देहि: give (grant)
• देहि: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वमातुः: of (my) own mother
• स्वमातुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः: स्वा माता (one’s own mother)

• मे: my/of me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाहितकरम्: greatly beneficial
• महाहितकरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-हित-कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies सुतम्); समासः: महत् हितं करोति इति (upapada/tatpurusha sense)

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• महाबलम्: very strong
• महाबलम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies सुतम्); समासः: महत् बलं यस्य (great strength)

• सुप्रतापम्: highly valorous/glorious
• सुप्रतापम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-प्रताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + प्रताप

• सुसमर्थम्: very capable
• सुसमर्थम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-समर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तपोनिधिम्: a treasure of austerity
• तपोनिधिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्-निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः: तपसां निधिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) used as epithet of the son

Speaker

Vajrāṅga

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse is a boon-request scene where a devotee seeks progeny and welfare through divine grace.

Significance: Frames putra-prārthanā (seeking a worthy son) as an act of śaraṇāgati to the Lord, aligning worldly welfare with dharma and tapas.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents a Shaiva ideal of divine grace: one seeks Shiva’s blessing not merely for worldly gain, but for a virtuous, capable, tapas-endowed life that becomes a cause of welfare (hita) for family and dharma.

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

The request is addressed to “Prabhu,” reflecting Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord who responds to prayer and devotion. In Linga-worship, devotees similarly petition Shiva for dharmic blessings—strength, competence, and spiritual merit—rather than mere indulgence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The emphasis on “tapo-nidhi” points to disciplined sadhana—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), observance of vrata (especially Mahāśivarātri), and steady tapas supported by purity and devotion.