Shloka 22

भूतत्रिपुरधर्मवर्णनम् (Description of the Dharma/Conduct of the Bhūta-Tripura) — Chapter 3

Devanagari script

तद्विष्णुस्मृतिमात्रेण यज्ञास्ते तत्क्षणं द्रुतम् । आगतास्तत्र यत्रास्ते श्रीपतिः पुरुषोत्तमः

Transliteration

tadviṣṇusmṛtimātreṇa yajñāste tatkṣaṇaṃ drutam | āgatāstatra yatrāste śrīpatiḥ puruṣottamaḥ

Translation

By that mere recollection of Viṣṇu, those personified sacrifices (Yajñas) swiftly, in that very instant, came to the place where Śrīpati—the Supreme Person—was present.

Word by Word

• तद्-विष्णु-स्मृति-मात्रेण: by the mere remembrance of that Viṣṇu
• तद्-विष्णु-स्मृति-मात्रेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य विष्णोः स्मृतिः एव मात्रम्)

• यज्ञाः: the sacrifices
• यज्ञाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्-क्षणम्: that very moment
• तत्-क्षणम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् कालवाचक प्रयोगः (at that very moment)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (quickly)

• आगताः: arrived
• आगताः: क्रिया (Predicative verbal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग) ; क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘having come/arrived’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Relative location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/स्थानवाचक (where)

• आस्ते: was present / sat
• आस्ते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• श्री-पतिः: Lord of Śrī (Viṣṇu)
• श्री-पतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (श्रिया: पतिः)

• पुरुष-उत्तमः: the Supreme Person
• पुरुष-उत्तमः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पुरुषेषु उत्तमः)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Yajna

FAQs

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

It highlights the instantaneous potency of smṛti (devotional remembrance): even cosmic principles like the Yajñas respond when the mind turns to the Divine, showing that inner devotion can move outer ritual power.

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

In Shaiva Siddhānta, ritual (yajña) is perfected by right orientation to the Lord; likewise, Linga-worship becomes living and effective when supported by focused remembrance and devotion, not mere external performance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady smaraṇa (remembrance) alongside worship—mentally reciting a chosen divine name/mantra during pūjā—so that the inner act of devotion energizes the outer rite.