Shloka 33

मयस्य शिवस्तुतिः — Maya’s Hymn to Śiva

and Śiva’s Gracious Response

Devanagari script

इत्याज्ञप्ताः सुरेशैश्च मुंडिनस्ते मुनीश्वर । नमस्कृत्य गतास्तत्र यथोद्दिष्टं स्वमाश्रमम्

Transliteration

ityājñaptāḥ sureśaiśca muṃḍinaste munīśvara | namaskṛtya gatāstatra yathoddiṣṭaṃ svamāśramam

Translation

Thus instructed by the lords of the gods, those shaven-headed ascetics, O best of sages, bowed in reverent namaskāra and then departed—each to his own āśrama, exactly as he had been directed.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• ājñaptāḥ: (they) having been ordered
• ājñaptāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√jñap (धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past passive participle; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; 'having been commanded'

• sureśaiḥ: by the lords of the gods
• sureśaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sureśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• muṇḍinaḥ: the shaven-headed ones
• muṇḍinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muṇḍin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• te: those
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; demonstrative pronoun

• munīśvara: O lord of sages
• munīśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: munīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• namaskṛtya: having bowed
• namaskṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: namas-√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा) with upapada 'namas'; 'having saluted'

• gatāḥ: went
• gatāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past participle; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; 'gone'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place

• yathā-uddiṣṭam: as directed
• yathā-uddiṣṭam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + uddiṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva: 'as instructed'; functioning adverbially; uddiṣṭam from √diś with ud- (kta), Neuter, Accusative singular used adverbially

• svam: own
• svam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agrees with āśramam

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Sura-īśa (lords of the gods)
• Munis (ascetics)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights dharmic discipline: divine instruction is received with humility (namaskāra) and then implemented without deviation. In a Shaiva Siddhanta mood, such obedience and reverence purify the pashu (bound soul) and prepare it for Shiva’s grace (anugraha).

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

While the verse does not mention the Liṅga directly, it models the inner posture required for Saguna Shiva worship—submission, respect, and faithful performance of what is enjoined. Such conduct supports proper pūjā, vrata, and temple/āśrama observances centered on Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is namaskāra (reverential bowing) followed by disciplined action according to injunction (vidhi). As a takeaway, one may begin Shiva worship with respectful prostration and then perform japa or pūjā exactly as prescribed (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya with steady niyama).