Shloka 24

दधीच-शाप-हेतु-वर्णनम् / The Cause of Dadhīca’s Curse

Explaining Viṣṇu’s Role at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

त्रिदेवस्य महादेवस्सुगंधि पुष्टिवर्द्धनम् । सर्वभूतेषु सर्वत्र त्रिगुणेषु कृतौ यथा

Transliteration

tridevasya mahādevassugaṃdhi puṣṭivarddhanam | sarvabhūteṣu sarvatra triguṇeṣu kṛtau yathā

Translation

Mahādeva, the supreme Lord over the three Devas, is of sacred fragrance and the increaser of nourishment and well-being. He is present everywhere in all beings, pervading all places, and abides even within the three guṇas, as He is established in the manifested creation.

Word by Word

• त्रि-देवस्य: of the three gods
• त्रि-देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular); द्विगु-समासः: 'त्रयः देवाः' (the three gods)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः: 'महान् देवः'

• सुगन्धि: fragrant
• सुगन्धि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; अत्र विशेषणरूपेण (as adjective) — 'fragrant'

• पुष्टि-वर्द्धनम्: increaser of nourishment
• पुष्टि-वर्द्धनम्: Predicate/Guṇa (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्द्धन (प्रातिपदिक; from √वृध्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'पुष्टेः वर्द्धनम्' (increaser of nourishment)

• सर्व-भूतेषु: in all beings
• सर्व-भूतेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (plural); कर्मधारयः: 'सर्वाणि भूतानि'

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• त्रि-गुणेषु: in the three qualities (guṇas)
• त्रि-गुणेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (plural); द्विगु-समासः: 'त्रयः गुणाः'

• कृतौ: in action/creation
• कृतौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/adverb), उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/just as)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific (sthāla) passage; it is a doctrinal praise of Śiva’s all-pervasion and lordship over the Trimūrti.

Significance: Supports the bhāva that any place/body can become a ‘kṣetra’ when Śiva is contemplated as sarvavyāpin (all-pervading).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who pervades all beings and all states of nature, sustaining life and welfare, while remaining the inner reality present throughout manifested creation.

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

By describing Mahādeva as present everywhere and within all beings, it supports Saguna worship (including Liṅga worship) as a concrete focus for recognizing the all-pervading Lord who graciously becomes approachable through form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as the indweller (antar-yāmin) while offering fragrant substances (gandha), bilva leaves, or incense to the Śiva-liṅga, mentally repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate nourishment (puṣṭi) and steadiness of mind.