Shloka 4

देवर्षि-प्रश्नः तथा असुर-वध-हेतुनिवेदनम् | The Devas’ Petition and the Cause for Slaying Asuras

Devanagari script

किमर्थमागता यूयं किं कार्यं चेह विद्यते । तत्सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामि भवत्स्तुत्या प्रसन्नधीः

Transliteration

kimarthamāgatā yūyaṃ kiṃ kāryaṃ ceha vidyate | tatsarvaṃ śrotumicchāmi bhavatstutyā prasannadhīḥ

Translation

For what purpose have you all come, and what task is to be accomplished here? I wish to hear all of it. By your hymn of praise my mind has become serene and graciously disposed.

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थ

• अर्थम्: purpose, reason
• अर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आगताः: have come
• आगताः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘having come’

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थ

• कार्यं: task, matter to be done
• कार्यं: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: here)

• विद्यते: exists/is there
• विद्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोगः (exists/is found)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तत्)

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive), अव्यय; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• इच्छामि: I wish/desire
• इच्छामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भवत्: of you (honored)
• भवत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific)

• स्तुत्या: by/through praise
• स्तुत्या: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन

• प्रसन्नधीः: one whose mind is pleased
• प्रसन्नधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘प्रसन्ना धीः यस्य’ इति भावे), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वक्तृ-विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that sincere stuti (devotional praise) settles the mind (prasanna-dhī) and invites Shiva’s grace, making the seeker fit to state their purpose and receive guidance.

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

It reflects Saguna worship: devotees approach Shiva with hymns and reverence, and Shiva responds personally, asking their intention—showing that devotion leads to an accessible, compassionate encounter with the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer stotra/japa with a calm, focused mind—such as Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—so the intellect becomes prasanna (clear), enabling prayer, vow, or request to be made rightly.