Shloka 26

कामदाहोत्तरवृत्तान्तः / Aftermath of Kāma’s Burning

Pārvatī’s Fear and Himavān’s Consolation

Devanagari script

सेवितश्च महादेवस्त्वयेह तपसा विना । गर्ववत्या यदध्वंसीद्दीनानुग्रहकारकः

Transliteration

sevitaśca mahādevastvayeha tapasā vinā | garvavatyā yadadhvaṃsīddīnānugrahakārakaḥ

Translation

Here, you truly worshipped Mahādeva even without austerities; for He—the compassionate bestower of grace upon the distressed—shattered the pride of the arrogant.

Word by Word

• सेवितः: was served
• सेवितः: Karta (कर्ता) (of passive: the one who was served)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु) → सेवित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महा + देव

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• तपसा: with austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वियोगार्थक उपपद (preposition-like: without)

• गर्ववत्या: by the proud (one)
• गर्ववत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्ववती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (as ‘proud (woman)’)

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

• अध्वंसीत्: destroyed/ruined
• अध्वंसीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्वंस् (धातु) + अधि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दीन-अनुग्रह-कारकः: the doer of grace to the distressed
• दीन-अनुग्रह-कारकः: Karta (कर्ता) (appositive to Mahādeva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘one who causes (does) compassion to the poor’

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s anugraha (grace) is not merely earned by tapas but is awakened by sincere devotion and humility; pride is the chief obstacle that Mahādeva compassionately destroys to uplift the soul.

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

As Saguna Śiva, Mahādeva responds to heartfelt worship of the Liṅga with protective grace; the verse emphasizes inner surrender over external display, showing that true pūjā is free from ego.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with humility, offer simple Liṅga-pūjā (water, bilva), and apply tripuṇḍra-bhasma as a reminder to renounce pride and seek Śiva’s compassion.