Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

ततो विष्णुं यज्ञपतिं पुराणं पुरुषं हरिम् । प्रणम्य तुष्टुवुस्ते वै कृतांजलिपुटास्तदा

Transliteration

tato viṣṇuṃ yajñapatiṃ purāṇaṃ puruṣaṃ harim | praṇamya tuṣṭuvuste vai kṛtāṃjalipuṭāstadā

Translation

Then they bowed to Viṣṇu—Lord of sacrifice, the primeval Person, Hari—and, with palms joined in reverence, they praised him with devotion.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (then)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यज्ञ-पतिम्: Lord of sacrifice
• यज्ञ-पतिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (यज्ञस्य पतिः)

• पुराणम्: ancient
• पुराणम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विष्णुम् विशेषयति

• पुरुषम्: the Person
• पुरुषम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नम् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग) ; क्त्वा (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (indeed)

• कृत-अञ्जलि-पुटाः: with hands joined in reverence
• कृत-अञ्जलि-पुटाः: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ क्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृतः अञ्जलि-पुटः येषाम्)

• तदा: then
• तदा: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then/at that time)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights humility and devotion as the proper response to divine power: reverent prostration (praṇāma) and praise (stuti) purify the mind and align the devotee with dharma, a key Shaiva Purana theme even within battle narratives.

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

Though Viṣṇu is praised here, the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva Siddhānta lens treats such reverence as honoring divine functions within the cosmic order under Pati (Śiva). The same bhakti posture—añjali, namaskāra, stuti—applies directly to Saguna Śiva and Liṅga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice añjali-mudrā with sincere praṇāma before worship, followed by stotra-recitation; as a Shaiva takeaway, combine this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to stabilize devotion and concentration.