Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तपस्यसितभूतायां कृत्वा जागरणं निशि । विशेषतस्समानर्च शैलूषैस्सर्वयामसु

Transliteration

tapasyasitabhūtāyāṃ kṛtvā jāgaraṇaṃ niśi | viśeṣatassamānarca śailūṣaissarvayāmasu

Translation

On that night of austere observance—when spirits and goblins are said to be especially active—one should keep vigil through the night; and in every watch of the night, one should worship Lord Śiva with special care, together with musicians and performers, offering reverent praise.

Word by Word

• तपस्य: in Tapasya (month/season)
• तपस्य: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — मासे/काले (locative of time; ‘तपस्य-मासे’)

• सित-भूतायाम्: on the ‘Sita-bhūtā’ (named) day/night
• सित-भूतायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — तिथौ/रात्रौ; ‘सितभूता’ (name of a tithi/night)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive—prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• जागरणम्: night-vigil
• जागरणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• निशि: at night
• निशि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: प्रकार (Manner adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘especially’)

• सम्: together/fully (prefix)
• सम्: उपसर्ग (Preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग (preverb) — ‘सम्’

• आनर्च: (she) worshipped
• आनर्च: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; उपसर्ग-सम् + आ (सम्+आ+अर्च् → समानर्च)

• शैलूषैः: with actors/performers
• शैलूषैः: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — सह/साकम् (instrumental of association)

• सर्व-यामसु: during all watches (of the night)
• सर्व-यामसु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन — कालाधिकरण; सर्वेषु यामेषु (locative plural)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse generalizes a ‘tapas-vigil’ night marked by heightened bhūta activity; it implicitly frames Śiva as the Lord of bhūtas (Bhūtanātha/Bhairava aspect), where proper worship through the watches overcomes fear/obstruction.

Significance: General benefit: worship across all yāmas with kīrtana/nṛtya is presented as protective and merit-generating, transforming an inauspicious night into a Śiva-centered sacred time.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined night-long vigilance (jāgaraṇa) and repeated worship through the night transform fear of dark influences into devotion, keeping the mind steady in Śiva-bhakti and oriented toward liberation.

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

The instruction to worship in every yāma aligns with Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—repeated offerings and praise to the manifest Lord (often through the Liṅga), sustaining continuous remembrance and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Keep a Mahāśivarātri-style jāgaraṇa, perform worship in each watch of the night with hymns and devotional singing (kīrtana/nṛtya), and maintain focused reverence—supporting mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).