Shloka 4

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । एकदा जीवशक्रौ च भक्त्या परमया मुने । दर्शनं कर्तुमीशस्य कैलासं जग्मतुर्भृशम्

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | ekadā jīvaśakrau ca bhaktyā paramayā mune | darśanaṃ kartumīśasya kailāsaṃ jagmaturbhṛśam

Translation

Sanatkumāra said: O sage, once Jīva and Śakra, filled with supreme devotion, set out earnestly for Kailāsa to obtain the direct darśana of the Lord Īśa.

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एकदा: once
• एकदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (once)

• जीवशक्रौ: Jīva and Śakra (Indra)
• जीवशक्रौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative)

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

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• परमया: supreme/great
• परमया: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमा (प्रातिपदिक; परम्-जन्य)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; विशेषण of भक्त्या

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• दर्शनम्: seeing/audience
• दर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do/to obtain
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन; infinitival purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive), अव्यय; ‘to do/to obtain’ (here: to have/perform)

• ईशस्य: of the Lord
• ईशस्य: Śeṣa/Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; गत्यर्थकर्म (goal as object of motion)

• जग्मतुः: went
• जग्मतुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• भृशम्: greatly/earnestly
• भृशम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (intensifying adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kailāsa as Śiva’s nitya-vāsa; the verse’s Kailāsa-yātrā motif resonates with Kedāra traditions where Śiva is sought for direct darśana after trials, culminating in revelation to the devoted.

Significance: Darśana-seeking (īśa-darśana) framed as the fruit of parama-bhakti; pilgrimage symbolizes the soul’s ascent from pasha-boundness toward Pati through devotion and discipline.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kailasa
• Shakra
• Sanatkumara
• Jiva

FAQs

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

It presents parama-bhakti as the primary qualification for approaching Śiva: the devotee’s aim is not mere boons but īśa-darśana, a grace-filled encounter that purifies the soul and turns it toward liberation.

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

Seeking Śiva’s darśana at Kailāsa reflects Saguna devotion—approaching the Lord as the compassionate Īśa who can be seen and worshipped; in practice this aligns with Linga-upāsanā where darśana is received through the sanctified form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is bhakti-oriented sādhana for darśana: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), worship with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where appropriate, and pilgrimage or inner “Kailāsa” meditation focused on Śiva as Īśa.