Shloka 46

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

अथाकर्ण्य नुतिं शुद्धां मम दीनतया तदा । विष्ण्वादीनाञ्च सर्वेषां प्रसन्नोऽभून्महेश्वरः

Transliteration

athākarṇya nutiṃ śuddhāṃ mama dīnatayā tadā | viṣṇvādīnāñca sarveṣāṃ prasanno'bhūnmaheśvaraḥ

Translation

Then, hearing that pure hymn of praise—offered by me in humble supplication, and also by all the gods beginning with Viṣṇu—Maheśvara (Śiva) became gracious and pleased.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha/Anukrama (सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + karṇ (कर्ण्/श्रु-अर्थे धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• नुतिम्: praise, hymn
• नुतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• शुद्धाम्: pure
• शुद्धाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (qualifying ‘नुतिम्’)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive, 6th), एकवचन (singular)

• दीनतया: with humility / due to wretchedness
• दीनतया: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīnatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• तदा: then, at that time
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• विष्ण्वादीनाम्: of Viṣṇu and others
• विष्ण्वादीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (विष्णु-प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (आदि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive, 6th), बहुवचन (plural); तत्पुरुष: विष्णुः आदिः येषाम्

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

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (of them)
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive, 6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased, gracious
• प्रसन्नः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (qualifying ‘महेश्वरः’)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू-धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No direct Jyotirliṅga linkage; emphasizes that ‘śuddhā nuti’ and dīnatā (humble surrender) evoke Śiva’s prasāda.

Significance: Teaches the inner pilgrimage: purity of praise and humility are the true tīrtha that draw Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights that Śiva is moved by śuddha-bhakti—pure praise joined with humility—showing that divine grace (prasāda) arises when the devotee’s ego softens and devotion becomes sincere.

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

The verse reflects Saguna-upāsanā: approaching Maheśvara through audible stuti and reverent surrender. In Liṅga worship, such pure praise and prayer are central offerings that invite Śiva’s prasannatā (gracious acceptance).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer a śiva-stuti with humility—ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple pūjā (water, bilva leaves, and sincere prayer), focusing on inner surrender rather than display.