Shloka 31

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

विद्युत्कोटिप्रतीकाशमष्टकोणं सुशोभनम् । रूपमास्थाय लोकेऽस्मिन्संस्थिताय नमो नमः

Transliteration

vidyutkoṭipratīkāśamaṣṭakoṇaṃ suśobhanam | rūpamāsthāya loke'sminsaṃsthitāya namo namaḥ

Translation

Salutations again and again to that Divine One who, assuming a supremely beautiful eight-angled form—radiant like the light of ten million flashes of lightning—abides and is established in this world.

Word by Word

• विद्युत्-कोटि-प्रतीकाशम्: shining like crores of lightning
• विद्युत्-कोटि-प्रतीकाशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रतीकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular; ‘विद्युत्कोट्या प्रतीकाशम्’ = shining like crores of lightning

• अष्ट-कोणम्: eight-angled (octagonal)
• अष्ट-कोणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular; ‘अष्ट’ संख्या + ‘कोण’

• सु-शोभनम्: very beautiful
• सु-शोभनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular; ‘सु’ = अत्यर्थे (very)

• रूपम्: a form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular

• आस्थाय: having assumed
• आस्थाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; having assumed/taken

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular

• संस्थिताय: to the one established/abiding
• संस्थिताय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) → संस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; dative singular; ‘स्थित’ = abiding/established

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/निपातवत्)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय; governs dative

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/निपातवत्)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-नमस्कार (repeated salutation)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The ‘radiant form established in this world’ resonates with the general Purāṇic logic of Śiva making himself accessible through a localized, worshippable manifestation (liṅga/arcā), though no single Jyotirliṅga is named here.

Significance: Contemplation of Śiva’s ‘saṃsthiti’ (abiding presence) supports steadiness of mind and devotion; encourages seeing Śiva’s immanence in the world without losing transcendence.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: विद्युत्कोटिप्रतीकाशमष्टकोणं सुशोभनम् । रूपमास्थाय लोकेऽस्मिन्संस्थिताय नमो नमः

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It praises the Lord’s manifest (saguṇa) presence as dazzling, beautiful, and actively abiding in the world—affirming that Shiva’s grace is accessible here and now through reverent remembrance and surrender.

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

The verse emphasizes Shiva’s assumed form and abiding presence, supporting saguṇa-upāsanā: devotees contemplate a definite, auspicious form (including the Liṅga as a sacred, established embodiment) while recognizing the same Lord as transcendent in essence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is repeated namaskāra with japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while visualizing Shiva’s lightning-like radiance; on Mahāśivarātri, pair it with offerings such as bilva leaves and Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) devotionally.