Shloka 33

भोजन-आह्वान-प्रकरणम् — The Episode of Invitation and the Divine Feast

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इति धर्मवचः श्रुत्वा विजहास महेश्वरः । ददर्श कृपया दृष्ट्या तल्पमुज्झाञ्चकार ह

Transliteration

brahmovāca | iti dharmavacaḥ śrutvā vijahāsa maheśvaraḥ | dadarśa kṛpayā dṛṣṭyā talpamujjhāñcakāra ha

Translation

Brahmā said: Hearing these words of Dharma, Mahādeva smiled. Then, casting a compassionate glance, the Great Lord left the couch and rose.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• धर्म-वचः: Dharma’s words
• धर्म-वचः: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म) एकवचन (वचः = acc. sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘धर्मस्य वचः’

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/अव्ययभाव): having heard

• विजहास: laughed
• विजहास: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + हस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृपया: with compassion
• कृपया: हेतु/सहकारि (Instrumental of manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्या: with (his) glance
• दृष्ट्या: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• तल्पम्: bed/couch
• तल्पम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• उज्झान्: abandoning/leaving
• उज्झान्: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Agent participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + हा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle/वर्तमानकृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘उज्झन्/उज्झान्’ = abandoning/leaving

• चकार: did/made
• चकार: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati (the gracious Lord) whose response to dharmic counsel is not harsh judgment but compassionate awareness—grace (anugraha) guiding right action.

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

The verse portrays Saguna Śiva—personally responsive, smiling, and compassionate. In Liṅga-worship, devotees contemplate this same anugraha: the Lord’s merciful glance that uplifts and reorients conduct toward dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is to meditate on Śiva’s “kṛpā-dṛṣṭi” (compassionate gaze) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating calm restraint and readiness to rise into dharmic action.