Shloka 35

मयस्य शिवस्तुतिः — Maya’s Hymn to Śiva

and Śiva’s Gracious Response

Devanagari script

स्वगणैर्निखिलैर्देव्या शिवया सहितः प्रभुः । कृत्वामरमहत्कार्यं ससुतोंतरधादथ

Transliteration

svagaṇairnikhilairdevyā śivayā sahitaḥ prabhuḥ | kṛtvāmaramahatkāryaṃ sasutoṃtaradhādatha

Translation

Then the Lord, accompanied by the Goddess Śivā and by all His own gaṇas, having accomplished a mighty deed for the welfare of the immortals (the devas), disappeared from sight—together with His son.

Word by Word

• sva-gaṇaiḥ: with his own attendants
• sva-gaṇaiḥ: Sahakāraka/Karaṇa (सहकारक/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी): 'his own' + 'attendants'

• nikhilaiḥ: all
• nikhilaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nikhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; agrees with gaṇaiḥ

• devyā: with the Goddess
• devyā: Sahakāraka/Karaṇa (सहकारक/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• śivayā: (namely) Śivā
• śivayā: Sahakāraka/Karaṇa (सहकारक/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; in apposition to devyā

• sahitaḥ: accompanied
• sahitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicate adjective to prabhuḥ

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा); 'having done'

• amara-mahat-kāryam: the great deed for the gods
• amara-mahat-kāryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक) + mahat (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: 'for the immortals (gods)' + 'great' + 'deed/task'

• sa-sutaḥ: together with (his) son
• sa-sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: 'with' (sa-) + 'son'

• antaradhāt: disappeared
• antaradhāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्) Aorist, Parasmaipada; 3rd Person, Singular; with prefix antar-; 'disappeared/withdrew'

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; discourse particle (अनन्तर/आरम्भसूचक)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Meditation on Śiva’s tirodhāna (self-concealment) teaches that the Lord is not absent but veiled; devotion matures from spectacle to inner recognition.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Divine disappearance (antaradhāna) after completion of a deva-welfare act—mythic marker of tirodhāna within pañcakṛtya.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ganesha
• Devas
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It shows Pati (Śiva) as the sovereign protector who restores cosmic order, acts for the devas’ welfare, and then withdraws—teaching devotees to rely on His grace even when He is not visibly present.

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

Śiva’s ‘disappearing’ underscores that the Lord is beyond form (nirguṇa) while still approachable in gracious form (saguṇa). Linga-worship trains the mind to hold His presence steadily even when He is unseen.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with bhāva of Śiva as the unseen protector; conclude with a brief inward dhyāna on Śiva with Devī and the gaṇas, cultivating steadiness when outcomes are not immediately visible.