Shloka 20

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

धन्या वयं महेशान तव दर्शनमात्रतः । दृढभक्तजनानन्दप्रदश्शम्भो दयां कुरु

Transliteration

dhanyā vayaṃ maheśāna tava darśanamātrataḥ | dṛḍhabhaktajanānandapradaśśambho dayāṃ kuru

Translation

O Maheśāna, we are truly blessed merely by receiving Your darśana. O Śambhu, giver of joy to steadfast devotees—show us Your compassion.

Word by Word

• धन्याः: blessed, fortunate
• धन्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वयम्)

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

• महेशान: O Maheśāna
• महेशान: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• दर्शनमात्रतः: merely from (your) sight
• दर्शनमात्रतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दर्शन + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); 'दर्शनमात्र' = केवल-दर्शन (mere sight)

• दृढभक्तजनानन्दप्रदः: O giver of joy to steadfast devotees
• दृढभक्तजनानन्दप्रदः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ + भक्त + जन + आनन्द + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (दृढाः भक्ताः ये जनाः तेषाम् आनन्दं प्रददाति इति)

• शम्भो: O Śambhu
• शम्भो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• दयाम्: compassion
• दयाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुरु: do, show (grant)
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Parvati (addressing Lord Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General darśana-māhātmya: mere vision of Śiva is said to confer puṇya and steadiness in bhakti; not tied here to a specific jyotirliṅga episode.

Significance: Darśana of Śiva (liṅga or mūrti) is framed as itself a blessing; prayer for dayā aligns with seeking anugraha that loosens pāśa (bondage).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: धन्या वयं महेशान तव दर्शनमात्रतः । दृढभक्तजनानन्दप्रदश्शम्भो दयां कुरु

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It declares that Shiva’s grace can flow through mere darśana, and that firm bhakti (steadfast devotion) naturally draws Śambhu’s compassion—central to Shaiva Siddhanta where liberation is ultimately granted by Pati (Shiva) through anugraha (divine grace).

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

The verse emphasizes accessible devotion through direct encounter (darśana) with Saguna Shiva—whether in the living presence of the Lord, in the Linga, or in consecrated worship—affirming that Shiva responds to sincere devotees with mercy and bliss.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Approach Shiva for darśana with steady bhakti—perform simple pūjā to the Shiva-linga, repeat the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and pray for dayā (compassion), as devotion is presented as the immediate means to receive Shiva’s grace.