Shloka 26

Devanagari script

जगन्मोहिन्यभिख्याता त्रैलोक्येप्यति सुन्दरी । परिणेतुमहं विष्णो तामिच्छाम्यद्य मा चिरम्

Transliteration

jaganmohinyabhikhyātā trailokyepyati sundarī | pariṇetumahaṃ viṣṇo tāmicchāmyadya mā ciram

Translation

O Viṣṇu, she is famed as the Enchantress of the worlds, exceedingly beautiful even in the three realms. I desire to marry her today, without delay.

Word by Word

• जगन्मोहिनी: enchantress of the world
• जगन्मोहिनी: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + mohinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास: जगत् मोहयति इति/जगतः मोहिनी; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिख्याता: well-known/called
• अभिख्याता: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (धातु) + abhi + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त) used adjectivally; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trailokya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (concessive/emphatic)

• अति: very/exceedingly
• अति: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ati (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/निपात used as intensifier

• सुन्दरी: a beautiful woman
• सुन्दरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sundarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• परिणेतुम्: to marry
• परिणेतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजनम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + nī (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (tumun infinitive/तुमुन्); ‘to marry/lead (as wife)’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative, Singular

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kala (कालः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• मा: not
• मा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (prohibitive/negative particle) used with sense ‘not’

• चिरम्: for long
• चिरम्: Kala (कालः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ciram (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; कालवाचक (for long)

Speaker

Brahmā (addressing Viṣṇu within the creation narrative as narrated by Sūta)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how even exalted cosmic powers can become moved by moha (enchantment). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, it points to the binding power of māyā and desire, which only devotion to Pati (Lord Shiva) ultimately transcends.

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

By showing the instability of attraction and worldly fascination, the narrative implicitly directs the seeker toward Saguna Shiva worship (such as Linga-pūjā) as a stabilizing focus—training the mind toward the Lord who is beyond māyā yet compassionate within form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa to counter moha, cultivating vairāgya (dispassion) and steadiness in devotion.