Shloka 36

विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्

Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

यस्य प्रसादात्तिष्ठावस्सुखमानंदकानने । परिक्षिप्तमनोवृत्तौ बहिश्चिंतातुरे सुखम्

Transliteration

yasya prasādāttiṣṭhāvassukhamānaṃdakānane | parikṣiptamanovṛttau bahiściṃtāture sukham

Translation

By the grace of that Lord one abides happily in the grove of bliss; even when the mind’s movements are scattered and, outwardly, anxieties afflict, happiness is still found through His favor.

Word by Word

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• prasādāt: from (his) grace
• prasādāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tiṣṭhāvaḥ: I remained/abided
• tiṣṭhāvaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); tiṣṭhāva = 'I stood/abided'

• sukham: happily/with ease
• sukham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणार्थे द्वितीया)

• ānanda-kānane: in the grove/forest of bliss
• ānanda-kānane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + kānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• parikṣipta-mano-vṛttau: when the mind’s activity was restrained/contained
• parikṣipta-mano-vṛttau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parikṣipta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); 'vṛttau' with compound qualifier

• bahiḥ: outside
• bahiḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• ciṃtā-ture: in (a state) afflicted by worry
• ciṃtā-ture: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ciṃtā (प्रातिपदिक) + tura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying an implied 'bahiḥ (avasthāyām)'

• sukham: happiness/comfort
• sukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); here as predicate/statement of result

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s prasāda (grace) is the decisive cause of inner sukha: even if the mind is restless and external life is anxious, devotion to the Pati (Śiva) can establish the soul in ānanda, indicating liberation-oriented peace rather than mere worldly comfort.

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

The verse points to grace as the fruit of Saguna upāsanā—worship of Śiva through accessible forms like the Liṅga—by which the devotee’s consciousness is gathered back from outward agitation and settled into inward bliss.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Liṅga-dhyāna; applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wearing Rudrākṣa can support remembrance, helping the mind return from bahiś-cintā (outer anxiety) to Śiva-centered calm.