Shloka 40

Devanagari script

तस्माद्भवद्भिर्गंतव्यं मया सार्द्धं विचक्षणैः । शंभुं शुभकरं मत्वा शरणं तस्य सुप्रभो

Transliteration

tasmādbhavadbhirgaṃtavyaṃ mayā sārddhaṃ vicakṣaṇaiḥ | śaṃbhuṃ śubhakaraṃ matvā śaraṇaṃ tasya suprabho

Translation

Therefore, O wise ones, go together with me. Knowing Śambhu to be the bestower of auspiciousness, O radiant one, take refuge in Him.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तस्मात् = ‘therefore/from that (reason)’; निपात/सम्बन्धसूचक

• भवद्भिः: by you (all)
• भवद्भिः: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘by you (honorific plural)’

• गन्तव्यम्: should be gone / must go
• गन्तव्यम्: Vidhi (विधि/Obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘to be gone/should go’ (obligation)

• मया: by/with me
• मया: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘by me/with me’

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Saha (सह/Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (with)

• विचक्षणैः: (you) discerning/wise
• विचक्षणैः: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण ‘discerning/wise’ (qualifying भवद्भिः)

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• शुभकरम्: beneficent / doer of good
• शुभकरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (शम्भुम्); समास: शुभं करोति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• मत्वा: having regarded
• मत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having considered/knowing’

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘as refuge’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possession)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘of him’ (Śambhu)

• सुप्रभो: O very radiant one
• सुप्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समास: सु + प्रभ (उपसर्गपूर्वक-कर्मधारय) ‘O very splendid one’

Speaker

A leading narrator/guide within the Parvati Khanda (addressing companions to seek refuge in Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A practical instruction: approach Śambhu as śubhakara (auspicious-bestower) and seek śaraṇa—mirrors pilgrimage logic of going to the Lord’s abode for grace.

Significance: Frames pilgrimage as śaraṇāgati: going ‘together with the wise’ to Śiva yields auspiciousness and protection.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śaṃbhuṃ śubhakaraṃ matvā śaraṇaṃ tasya

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches śaraṇāgati—conscious surrender to Śambhu as the source of auspiciousness—showing that wise seekers move toward Shiva with humility, trust, and devotional intent, which is central to Shaiva Siddhanta’s path of grace.

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

By calling Shiva “Śubhakara” and urging refuge in Him, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching Shiva as a compassionate, accessible Lord. In practice this aligns with Linga worship as a concrete focus for devotion, surrender, and receiving Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to adopt a refuge-practice: approach Shiva with devotion, chant the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and perform simple Linga-upāsanā (water/flower offering) as an outward expression of inner surrender.