Shloka 52

Devanagari script

न स्वीचकार शैलैन्द्रो मोहितश्शिवमायया । भिक्षुः किंचिन्न जग्राह तत्रैवान्तर्दधे ततः

Transliteration

na svīcakāra śailaindro mohitaśśivamāyayā | bhikṣuḥ kiṃcinna jagrāha tatraivāntardadhe tataḥ

Translation

Deluded by Śiva’s māyā, the lord of mountains did not consent. The mendicant accepted nothing at all, and then vanished right there on the spot.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• स्वीचकार: accepted
• स्वीचकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वी-कृ (धातु; कृ with ‘स्वी’ उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शैल-इन्द्रः: the lord of mountains (Himālaya)
• शैल-इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘king of mountains’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मोहितः: deluded
• मोहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; मुह् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• शिव-मायया: by Śiva’s illusion
• शिव-मायया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘Śiva’s māyā’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• भिक्षुः: the mendicant
• भिक्षुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• किञ्चन: anything at all
• किञ्चन: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• जग्राह: took / accepted
• जग्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• अन्तर्दधे: disappeared
• अन्तर्दधे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्धा-धा (धातु; धा with अन्तर्धा- उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• ततः: then / from there
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: from there/then)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It shows Śiva’s māyā as a veiling power that tests and purifies devotion: when pride or hesitation arises even in the noble Himālaya, the Lord withdraws, indicating that grace is recognized through humble consent and inner surrender to Pati (Śiva).

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

The bhikṣu is Saguna Śiva—God taking an accessible form to guide the devotee. Like Linga-worship, the point is not the outer appearance but the presence of Śiva to be honored without ego; refusal or doubt veils that recognition and the Lord ‘disappears’ from perception.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice humble offering (naivedya/anna-dāna) to Śiva and His ascetic forms, while japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating non-possessiveness and readiness to receive Śiva’s will without hesitation.