Shloka 52

Devanagari script

मया मुने तदोक्तस्तु गर्गादिमुनिभिश्च सः । समानर्च शिवां शम्भुर्लौकिकाचारसंरतः

Transliteration

mayā mune tadoktastu gargādimunibhiśca saḥ | samānarca śivāṃ śambhurlaukikācārasaṃrataḥ

Translation

O sage, this was indeed spoken by me, and it was affirmed by sages such as Garga. Thereafter Śambhu, devoted to proper worldly conduct, worshipped Śivā with due reverence.

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; (by me)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• उक्तः: was said
• उक्तः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate-participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (was spoken/was said)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• गर्गादि-मुनिभिः: by sages beginning with Garga
• गर्गादि-मुनिभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्ग + आदि + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गर्गः आदिः येषां ते) + तत्पुरुषः (गर्गादयः मुनयः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सम्: together/fully
• सम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग (preverb)

• आनर्च: worshipped
• आनर्च: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; (आनर्च = worshipped)

• शिवाम्: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लौकिकाचारसंरतः: engaged in worldly/customary conduct
• लौकिकाचारसंरतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौकिक + आचार + संरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (लौकिकः आचारः) + तत्पुरुषः (लौकिकाचार-सम्-रतः = लौकिकाचारस्य/लौकिकाचारे संरतः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Garga

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as the perfect exemplar of dharma: even the Supreme Pati honors Śivā (Śakti) with reverent worship, teaching that devotion must be grounded in right conduct and humility.

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

By highlighting Śambhu’s visible, relational worship of Śivā, the verse supports saguna-upāsanā—devotion through form and ritual—showing that embodied worship and proper ācāra are valid means for purification and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies disciplined worship aligned with ācāra: respectful pūjā with purity and restraint, and steady bhakti—often expressed in Shaiva practice through mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) alongside ethical living.