Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तत्पुरुषाय नाथाय पुराणपुरुषाय च । पुरुषार्थप्रदानाय व्रतिने परमेष्ठिने

Transliteration

tatpuruṣāya nāthāya purāṇapuruṣāya ca | puruṣārthapradānāya vratine parameṣṭhine

Translation

Salutations to Tatpuruṣa—the Lord and Protector, the Primeval Person. Salutations to Him who bestows the four aims of human life, who is steadfast in sacred observances (vrata), and who is the Highest Ruler.

Word by Word

• तत्पुरुषाय: to Tatpuruṣa
• तत्पुरुषाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—तत् (विशेषण) + पुरुषः → तत्पुरुष (विशेष-नाम)

• नाथाय: to the Lord
• नाथाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• पुराणपुरुषाय: to the ancient Person
• पुराणपुरुषाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—पुराणः पुरुषः (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुरुषार्थप्रदानाय: to the bestower of human aims
• पुरुषार्थप्रदानाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषार्थ + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—पुरुषार्थस्य प्रदानम् (giver/bestowal) → पुरुषार्थप्रदान

• व्रतिने: to the vow-observer
• व्रतिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessor of vow)

• परमेष्ठिने: to Parameṣṭhin (the highest enthroned)
• परमेष्ठिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेष-नाम

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, presenting a hymn of praise within the Sati Khanda context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: तत्पुरुषाय नाथाय पुराणपुरुषाय च । पुरुषार्थप्रदानाय व्रतिने परमेष्ठिने

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse identifies Shiva as the Supreme Pati (Lord) who governs and fulfills the puruṣārthas—culminating in mokṣa—showing that worldly aims find their highest completion when offered back to the Lord through devotion and right discipline.

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

By praising Shiva as Nātha and Purāṇa-Puruṣa, the verse supports saguna worship—approaching the transcendent Lord through a tangible focus like the Śiva-liṅga—while remembering that the form points to the Supreme Reality beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It highlights vrata (sacred observance): keep a Shiva-vrata (such as Mahāśivarātri fasting), chant the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and maintain disciplined worship with purity and steadiness.