Shloka 21

Devanagari script

असकृद्दक्षिणेनाक्ष्णा पुनर्मामेव पश्यति । असूयमानो मे रूपप्रेम सौभाग्यसंपद

Transliteration

asakṛddakṣiṇenākṣṇā punarmāmeva paśyati | asūyamāno me rūpaprema saubhāgyasaṃpada

Translation

Again and again, with his right eye, he keeps looking only at me. Free from envy, he abides in loving attraction to my form, and thus attains auspicious fortune and prosperity.

Word by Word

• असकृत्: repeatedly
• असकृत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आवृत्त्यर्थक (repeatedly)

• दक्षिणेन: with the right
• दक्षिणेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘दक्षिण’ विशेषणं ‘अक्ष्णा’ इत्यस्य

• अक्ष्णा: eye
• अक्ष्णा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अक्षि-शब्द (irregular stem)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक (again)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (indeed/only)

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• असूयमानः: being jealous
• असूयमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: असूय (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive)

• रूपप्रेम: love for (my) beauty
• रूपप्रेम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप + प्रेमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—रूपे प्रेम (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• सौभाग्यसंपदः: (my) wealth of good fortune
• सौभाग्यसंपदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य + संपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (वैकल्पिकं: प्रथमा-बहुवचन); समासः—सौभाग्यस्य संपत् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages, conveying the described scene)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga episode; the verse interprets the act of ‘seeing’ Devī with the right eye as leading to saubhāgya—an auspiciousness motif common in śakti/śiva-darśana narratives.

Significance: Emphasizes darśana-phala: right-intentioned vision (without asūyā) of the Divine Mother yields auspicious prosperity and spiritual well-being.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a Shaiva Siddhanta principle: steady, envy-free contemplation of Lord Shiva’s saguṇa form ripens into bhakti (prema), which becomes a cause for auspiciousness and inner upliftment, weakening the bonds of pasha (impurities) that obstruct grace.

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

It supports saguṇa-upāsanā: repeatedly taking darśana—whether of the Linga (as Shiva’s accessible form) or a revealed divine form—purifies the heart. Non-envy and loving regard are presented as the right inner attitude for fruitful worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice repeated darśana with focused attention and bhakti—such as daily Linga-darśana with pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and cultivating asūyā-rahitatā (freedom from envy) as a deliberate inner vrata.