Shloka 33

Devanagari script

इत्थं सखित्वं श्रीशंभोः प्रापैष धनदः पुरम् । अलकान्निकषा चासीत्कैलासश्शंकरालयः

Transliteration

itthaṃ sakhitvaṃ śrīśaṃbhoḥ prāpaiṣa dhanadaḥ puram | alakānnikaṣā cāsītkailāsaśśaṃkarālayaḥ

Translation

Thus, having attained friendship with the blessed Śambhu, Dhanadā (Kubera) returned to his city. And near Alakā was Kailāsa—the abode of Śaṅkara.

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus/in this way
• इत्थम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, manner-adverb

• सखित्वम्: friendship
• सखित्वम्: Karma (कर्म/that which is attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखित्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रीशम्भोः: of glorious Śambhu
• श्रीशम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् शम्भुः)

• प्राप: obtained
• प्राप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपद (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; √आप् (to obtain)

• एष: this (one)
• एष: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• धनदः: Kubera
• धनदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरम्: city
• पुरम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal as object of motion/attainment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अलकात्: from Alakā
• अलकात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• निकषा: nearby/close vicinity
• निकषा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locational proximity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निकषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; √अस् (to be)

• कैलासः: Kailāsa
• कैलासः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शंकरालयः: the abode of Śaṅkara
• शंकरालयः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शंकरस्य आलयः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kailāsa as Śaṅkara’s abode is the archetypal northern Śaiva sacred geography; Kedāra is traditionally linked to Śiva’s Himalayan presence and the sanctification of the region by His residence/manifestation.

Significance: Himalayan dhāmas signify proximity to Śiva’s sthiti—stabilizing the mind and intensifying vairāgya and bhakti; Kedāra-yātrā is held to purify and orient the soul toward liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Shankara
• Kubera
• Dhanada
• Alaka
• Kailasa

FAQs

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

It highlights that worldly prosperity (Kubera as Dhanada) becomes spiritually auspicious when aligned with devotion and friendship toward Śiva, and that closeness to Kailāsa symbolizes nearness to the Lord’s grace and protection.

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

By naming Śambhu and Śaṅkara and identifying Kailāsa as His abode, the verse points to Saguna Śiva—approachable through remembrance, pilgrimage, and worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) as the compassionate Lord who grants both worldly order and spiritual uplift.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Kailāsa-smaraṇa (meditative remembrance of Śiva’s abode) along with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating devotion that sanctifies one’s pursuits and stabilizes the mind toward Śiva.