Shloka 42

Devanagari script

हर्षोत्साहविशेषोपि जायते मम कश्चन । शंभो त्वत्पादकमले संसक्तश्च मनो मम

Transliteration

harṣotsāhaviśeṣopi jāyate mama kaścana | śaṃbho tvatpādakamale saṃsaktaśca mano mama

Translation

O Śambhu, a distinct joy and fervour arises within me, and my mind has become wholly attached to the lotus of Your feet.

Word by Word

• harṣa-utsāha-viśeṣaḥ: a special joy and enthusiasm
• harṣa-utsāha-viśeṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + utsāha (प्रातिपदिक) + viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (समाहार/निर्देश); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — also/even

• jāyate: arises
• jāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mama: in me/of me
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• kaścana: some
• kaścana: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ka (प्रातिपदिक) + cana (निपात)
• Form: अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun) ‘कश्चन’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śaṃbho: O Śambhu
• śaṃbho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• tvat-pāda-kamale: in your lotus-feet
• tvat-pāda-kamale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + kamala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘त्वत्पादकमल’ = in your lotus-feet

• saṃsaktaḥ: attached
• saṃsaktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-sañj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘संसक्त’ = attached/engaged

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

Speaker

Sati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: हर्षोत्साहविशेषोपि जायते मम कश्चन । शंभो त्वत्पादकमले संसक्तश्च मनो मम

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It describes the hallmark of Shaiva bhakti: when grace awakens, the heart fills with joyous zeal and the mind naturally clings to Shiva’s lotus feet, the refuge that leads the bound soul (paśu) toward liberation under the Lord (Pati).

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

Attachment to Shiva’s feet indicates personal (saguṇa) devotion—approaching Shiva with love and surrender, as in Linga-worship where the devotee offers mind and heart to the manifest symbol of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is pāda-dhyāna (meditation on Shiva’s feet) alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating steady absorption (saṃsakti) and devotional joy.