Shloka 6

तारकपीडितदेवशरणागतिḥ — The Devas Seek Refuge from Tāraka

Devanagari script

भवतः किमु न ज्ञातं दुःखं यन्नः उपस्थितम् । तद्दुःखं नाशय क्षिप्रं वयं ते शरणं गताः

Transliteration

bhavataḥ kimu na jñātaṃ duḥkhaṃ yannaḥ upasthitam | tadduḥkhaṃ nāśaya kṣipraṃ vayaṃ te śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ

Translation

Is the sorrow that has come upon us unknown to You? Swiftly destroy that suffering. We have come to You, taking refuge in You.

Word by Word

• भवतः: of you/your
• भवतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); आदरार्थे ‘भवत्’ (honorific pronoun)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक अव्ययप्रयोग (interrogative particle ‘what?’)

• उ: indeed/then
• उ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• ज्ञातम्: known
• ज्ञातम्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate: ‘is known’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: कृत (क्त) भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘known’

• दुःखम्: suffering
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म/object of ज्ञातम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• नः: to us/our
• नः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/to us)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), बहुवचन (Plural); enclitic ‘us/our/to us’

• उपस्थितम्: has come upon (us)
• उपस्थितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण of दुःखम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृत (क्त) कृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘arrived/present’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण of दुःखम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दुःखम्: suffering
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाशय: destroy/remove
• नाशय: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नाशय (णिच् causative stem of √नश्/नाश्) (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); उत्तमपुरुषार्थे (1st person pronoun)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); ‘your’

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (कर्म/object of गताः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गताः: have gone/come
• गताः: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृत (क्त) कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्तरि प्रयोग (active sense)

Speaker

Devotees/supplicants addressing Lord Shiva (Pati) for protection

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati—total surrender to Shiva as Pati (the Lord and liberator), trusting that divine grace can swiftly dissolve duḥkha and the bonds (pāśa) that cause it.

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

The verse is a direct appeal to Saguna Shiva—the compassionate Lord who responds to prayer. In Linga-worship, this same refuge is enacted by approaching the Linga with humility, offering water/flowers, and seeking Shiva’s anugraha (grace) for the removal of suffering.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is to take refuge while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water to the Shiva-Linga, and praying for the immediate pacification of duḥkha with a steady, surrendered mind.