Shloka 42

Devanagari script

कुतूहलं गणाश्चक्रुश्शिवयोर्यश उज्जगुः । बालांतः पुप्लुवुः प्रीत्या महावीराश्शिवप्रियाः

Transliteration

kutūhalaṃ gaṇāścakruśśivayoryaśa ujjaguḥ | bālāṃtaḥ pupluvuḥ prītyā mahāvīrāśśivapriyāḥ

Translation

Filled with eager wonder, the Gaṇas began to rejoice, singing aloud the glory of Śiva and Satī. Those great heroic attendants—dear to Śiva—leapt about like children, overflowing with delight.

Word by Word

• कुतूहलम्: curiosity/joyful excitement
• कुतूहलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुतूहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गणाः: the gaṇas (attendants)
• गणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• चक्रुः: did/made
• चक्रुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• शिवयोः: of the two (Śiva and his consort)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• यशः: fame/glory
• यशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उज्जगुः: sang (aloud)
• उज्जगुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• बालाः: children/boys
• बालाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अन्तः: within/inside
• अन्तः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: उपसर्ग/अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘within/inside’; Indeclinable (adverbial)

• पुप्लुवुः: leapt/jumped
• पुप्लुवुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्लु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• प्रीत्या: with joy/out of affection
• प्रीत्या: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• महावीराः: great heroes
• महावीराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; समासः: महा + वीर (कर्मधारय)

• शिवप्रियाः: dear to Śiva
• शिवप्रियाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; समासः: शिवस्य प्रियाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; depicts gaṇa-bhakti—devotee-attendants celebrating the glory (yaśas) of Śiva and Satī in a festival context.

Significance: Encourages kīrtana and utsava participation as bhakti-sādhana; childlike joy (bāla-bhāva) is presented as a pure devotional mode.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti as a spontaneous overflow of the purified heart: Shiva’s Gaṇas rejoice by praising the divine couple, showing that remembrance and kīrtana of Shiva’s glory naturally arises when grace and devotion mature.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna devotion—glorifying Shiva’s manifest presence and līlā with Satī. In Shaiva practice, such praise supports Linga worship by turning the mind from distraction to loving contemplation of Shiva’s accessible, worship-worthy form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Kīrtana and nāma-smaraṇa: regularly chant Shiva’s names (including the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and sing stotras with childlike simplicity, letting devotion become joyful rather than merely formal.