Shloka 47

देवशरणागति-नारदप्रेषणम् | The Devas Take Refuge in Śiva; Nārada Is Sent

Devanagari script

स्वचित्ते कल्पयाम्यद्य शिवादन्यस्समृद्धिवान् । जायारत्नान्विताद्वीर त्रिलोक्या न जलंधर

Transliteration

svacitte kalpayāmyadya śivādanyassamṛddhivān | jāyāratnānvitādvīra trilokyā na jalaṃdhara

Translation

Today, within my own mind I conclude this: apart from Śiva there is none in the three worlds who is truly prosperous—O hero Jalandhara—whether in regard to a devoted wife or in the possession of precious treasures.

Word by Word

• स्व-चित्ते: in (my) own mind
• स्व-चित्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('in one’s own mind')

• कल्पयामि: I imagine/consider
• कल्पयामि: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: काल (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक adverb (today/now)

• शिवात्: than Śiva; from Śiva
• शिवात्: अपादान (Apādāna/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• अन्यः: another (one)
• अन्यः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• समृद्धिवान्: prosperous; endowed with prosperity
• समृद्धिवान्: विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (मतुप्/वत्) adjective qualifying 'अन्यः'

• जाया-रत्न-अन्वितात्: than one endowed with wife and jewels
• जाया-रत्न-अन्वितात्: अपादान (Comparison source)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाया (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग? पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः ('endowed with wife and jewels'); रूपं इनपुटानुसारं पञ्चमी-एकवचन (…अन्वितात्)

• वीर: O hero
• वीर: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• त्रि-लोक्याः: of the three worlds
• त्रि-लोक्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु/तत्पुरुष-प्रकृतिः ('three worlds')

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध particle (negation)

• जलंधर: O Jalandhara
• जलंधर: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलंधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (addressing Jalandhara)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (inferred within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context addressing Jalandhara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms Śiva as the sole source of true samṛddhi (prosperity/fulfillment); encourages exclusive Śiva-śaraṇāgati as the highest ‘pilgrimage’ of the heart.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

It asserts the Shaiva Siddhanta view that all prosperity and fulfillment ultimately depend on Pati (Śiva); worldly power, relationships, and riches are secondary and unstable without alignment to Śiva.

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

By declaring no one equal to Śiva in the three worlds, the verse supports Saguna worship—revering Śiva as the supreme Lord approached through forms like the Śiva-liṅga, where devotion transforms ego-driven ambition into surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily remembrance of Śiva’s supremacy through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offering worship to the liṅga, cultivating humility that counters Jalandhara-like pride.