Shloka 27

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance

Devanagari script

ततस्संचिंत्यमानोहं महेशेन त्रिशूल्रिना । पुरस्तात्प्राविशं तूर्णं हरसिद्धिप्रचोदितः

Transliteration

tatassaṃciṃtyamānohaṃ maheśena triśūlrinā | purastātprāviśaṃ tūrṇaṃ harasiddhipracoditaḥ

Translation

Then, as I was being contemplated by Maheśa—the trident-bearing Lord—I swiftly came into His presence, impelled by the unfailing power of Hara.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• संचिन्त्यमानः: being contemplated (by)
• संचिन्त्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता) (of प्राविशम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: शानच् (Present Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being thought of/remembered’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महेशेन: by Maheśa
• महेशेन: Karaṇa/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; महा + ईश (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास)

• त्रिशूलिना: by the trident-bearer
• त्रिशूलिना: Karaṇa/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिशूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; त्रि + शूलिन् ‘trident-bearer’ (तत्पुरुष)

• पुरस्तात्: in front/before
• पुरस्तात्: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस्तात् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• प्राविशम्: I entered
• प्राविशम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• हरसिद्धिप्रचोदितः: impelled by Hara’s siddhi
• हरसिद्धिप्रचोदितः: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of अहम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरसिद्धि + प्र-चोदित (प्रातिपदिक + कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; हरसिद्ध्या (षष्ठी/तृतीया-सम्बन्ध) + प्रचोदित (क्त) ‘impelled by Hara’s power/success’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, with the verse voiced in the first-person of the character within the story)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati (the Lord) whose contemplation and grace (anugraha) activate “siddhi”—the effective divine power that draws the soul toward His presence, suggesting liberation begins by His initiative as well as the seeker’s receptivity.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva (Maheśa, triśūlī) as personally responsive: remembrance/contemplation of the Lord is met by His power that brings the devotee near—mirroring Liṅga-worship where focused dhyāna and pūjā culminate in felt nearness to Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Śiva-smaraṇa and dhyāna—mentally contemplating Maheśa while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); this aligns the mind with Hara’s grace, which the verse portrays as the true inner impetus for spiritual progress.