Shloka 67

संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇana) — “Account of Sandhyā’s Story”

Devanagari script

एवं चित्ते समुद्दिश्य कामं चिंतय शंकरम् । स ते प्रसन्न इष्टार्थमचिरादेव दास्यति

Transliteration

evaṃ citte samuddiśya kāmaṃ ciṃtaya śaṃkaram | sa te prasanna iṣṭārthamacirādeva dāsyati

Translation

Thus, steady your mind in this way, set aside worldly desire, and contemplate Śaṅkara. When He is pleased with you, He will swiftly grant your cherished aim.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्योपपादन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• चित्ते: in (your) mind
• चित्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (Loc. 7), एकवचन (sg.)

• समुद्दिश्य: having directed (it)
• समुद्दिश्य: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having directed/aimed (the mind)’

• कामम्: desire
• कामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• चिन्तय: think/meditate
• चिन्तय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Gen./Dat. 6/4), एकवचन (sg.); here दत्त-सम्प्रदानार्थे (dative)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); predicate adjective of सः

• इष्ट-अर्थम्: the desired object/boon
• इष्ट-अर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: इष्टस्य अर्थः

• अचिरात्: soon
• अचिरात्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-निभ (adverbial usage), पञ्चमी-प्रयोग (ablatival adverb): ‘from not-long (time)’ = soon

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/indeed)

• दास्यति: will give
• दास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sati (instructing about devotion to Śiva within the Satīkhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights the Siddhānta logic: effort (citta-ekāgratā, vairāgya) prepares, but fruition comes when Śiva is ‘prasanna’—grace as the decisive cause.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s grace arises from one-pointed inner contemplation; when the mind is placed on Śaṅkara and desire is purified, the devotee’s true aim—worldly welfare or liberation—is granted swiftly by His compassion.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna contemplation—meditating on Śaṅkara as a personal Lord. In Śaiva practice this inner dhyāna complements external worship such as Liṅga-pūjā, where the devotee focuses mind and devotion on Śiva’s manifest, gracious form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct practice of dhyāna: fix the mind and contemplate Śaṅkara regularly. This can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady devotional worship to seek Śiva’s prasāda (grace).