Shloka 45

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

इत्येवमुक्त्वा सोहं वै प्रणामं च कृताञ्जलिः । अन्येऽपि तुष्टुवुस्सर्वे विष्ण्वाद्यास्तं महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

ityevamuktvā sohaṃ vai praṇāmaṃ ca kṛtāñjaliḥ | anye'pi tuṣṭuvussarve viṣṇvādyāstaṃ maheśvaram

Translation

Having spoken thus, I too bowed down with hands joined in reverence. Then all the others as well, beginning with Viṣṇu, praised that Mahādeva—Maheśvara, the Great Lord.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Nipāta (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच्-धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having said)

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

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Nipāta (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निपात (emphasis/assurance particle)

• प्रणामम्: salutation, bow
• प्रणामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• कृताञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛta (कृत-प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + añjali (अञ्जलि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारय: कृतः अञ्जलिः यस्य (hands folded)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Nipāta (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अपि-निपात (also/even)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (स्तु-धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• विष्ण्वाद्याः: Viṣṇu and others
• विष्ण्वाद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (विष्णु-प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (आदि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural); तत्पुरुष: विष्णुः आदिः येषाम् (Viṣṇu and others)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara (Great Lord)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific Jyotirliṅga narrative; depicts devas (including Viṣṇu) praising Maheśvara after a revelatory episode.

Significance: Models proper approach (praṇāma + stuti) to receive Śiva’s grace; reinforces Śiva’s paratva acknowledged by all devas.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Maheshvara

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva teaching that true devotion is expressed through humility—speech culminates in surrender (praṇāma) and praise (stuti) of Pati, Mahādeva, who is worthy of reverence even from the highest devas.

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

The verse models Saguna-upāsanā: approaching Shiva as Maheśvara through visible acts of reverence (añjali and namaskāra) and devotional hymns, the same spirit that underlies Linga worship with mantra and stotra.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to offer añjali and praṇāma before Shiva, then recite a stuti; this can be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a simple daily bhakti practice.