Shloka 53

शब्दब्रह्मतनुवर्णनम् — Description of the Form of Śabda-Brahman

Devanagari script

तुष्टाव वाग्भिरिष्टाभिस्साम्बं वरदमीश्वरम् । मया च सहितो विष्णुर्भगवांस्तुष्टचेतसा

Transliteration

tuṣṭāva vāgbhiriṣṭābhissāmbaṃ varadamīśvaram | mayā ca sahito viṣṇurbhagavāṃstuṣṭacetasā

Translation

With chosen and beloved words, I praised Śiva—Sāmba, the boon-bestowing Lord. And Bhagavān Viṣṇu too, together with me, praised Him with a heart made glad.

Word by Word

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• वाक्भिः: with words/speeches
• वाक्भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• इष्टाभिः: with desired/pleasing (words)
• इष्टाभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्टा (प्रातिपदिक; √इष्/इच्छ् से निष्पन्न, ‘प्रिय/इच्छित’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjectival) वाक्भिः इति

• साम्बम्: Śiva with Umā
• साम्बम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स-अम्बा = ‘उमा-सहित’), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वरदम्: boon-giving
• वरदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival) ईश्वरम् इति

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मया: by/with me
• मया: Sahakārī/ सह (सह-कर्ता/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सहितः: accompanied (together)
• सहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival) विष्णुः इति

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तुष्टचेतसा: with a pleased mind
• तुष्टचेतसा: Hetu/Prakāra (हेतु/प्रकार)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘तुष्टं चेतः यस्य/तुष्टचेतस्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक चेतस्; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adverbial-instrumental) तुष्टाव इति

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights that even the highest cosmic deities approach Pati (Śiva) through heartfelt stuti; grace (anugraha) arises when the mind becomes tuṣṭa—settled in devotion toward the boon-giving Lord.

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

By naming Śiva as Sāmba and Varada, the verse emphasizes Saguna worship—adoring the Lord with attributes and compassionate power to bestow boons; such devotion naturally supports Linga-upāsanā as a concrete focus for praise and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is stuti and nāma-japa with a pleased, concentrated mind—reciting Shiva’s names (e.g., Sāmba, Īśvara, Varada) as part of daily worship, ideally alongside simple offerings and mindful repetition of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).