Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शनैस्ते स्वात्मनो गतम् । ऊचुः प्रांजलयस्सर्वे प्रणिपत्य पितामहम्

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śanaiste svātmano gatam | ūcuḥ prāṃjalayassarve praṇipatya pitāmaham

Translation

Sanatkumāra said: Hearing his words, they gradually returned to their own composure. Then all of them, with folded hands, bowed down and addressed Pitāmaha (Brahmā).

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—सनत् (कृदन्त ‘सनत्’=सदा/चिरं) + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• तस्य: of him/of that one
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वचनस्य)

• वचनम्: speech/statement
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having heard’

• शनैः: slowly/gradually
• शनैः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्वात्मनः: of their own self
• स्वात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य आत्मा)

• गतम्: gone/approached
• गतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; ‘gone/approached’

• ऊचुः: said/spoke
• ऊचुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम

• प्राञ्जलयः: with joined palms
• प्राञ्जलयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वे)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + निपत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having bowed down/prostrated’

• पितामहम्: the grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights a Shaiva ethical foundation: inner agitation subsides through right counsel, and spiritual progress is marked by humility (praṇāma) and receptivity—qualities that prepare the mind for Shiva-tattva understanding and grace.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it models the devotional posture used in Saguna Shiva worship—folded hands, bowing, and respectful inquiry—by which devotees approach Shiva (often via the Liṅga) and receive instruction leading toward deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is reverential approach (añjali and praṇāma) before receiving scripture or mantra teaching; this aligns with beginning Shiva worship by salutation, mental stilling, and then japa—classically the Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’—after establishing humility.