Shloka 32

राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization

Devanagari script

तत्पराक्रमतस्तुष्टो वरं ब्रूहीत्यहं खलु । इति मद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स वव्रे वरमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tatparākramatastuṣṭo varaṃ brūhītyahaṃ khalu | iti madvacanaṃ śrutvā sa vavre varamuttamam

Translation

Pleased by his valor, I indeed said, “Speak—choose a boon.” Hearing my words, he chose the highest boon.

Word by Word

• तत्-पराक्रमात्: because of his valor
• तत्-पराक्रमात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; (from/at his valor)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (pleased)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; (a boon)

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; (say/tell)

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (I)

• खलु: indeed/surely
• खलु: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/assuring particle)

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• मत्-वचनम्: my statement
• मत्-वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-सम्बन्ध) + वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (my words)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); (having heard)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (he)

• वव्रे: chose/asked for
• वव्रे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; (chose/asked)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; (a boon)

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (excellent/best)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (narrative voice within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace): when valor is aligned with dharma and devotion, the Lord becomes pleased and invites the devotee to ask—pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta theme that liberation ultimately depends on Shiva’s gracious bestowal.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s personal responsiveness: the Lord who is worshipped as the Linga also engages devotees through compassion and dialogue, granting boons that can culminate in the ‘uttama vara’—steadfast devotion and nearness to Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to seek the ‘highest boon’ through focused devotion—japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, offering one’s effort and courage to Shiva and praying for His grace rather than merely worldly gains.