Shloka 13

Devanagari script

उत्पाद्य दिव्यं परमाद्भुतं तु पुनर्वरं घोरतरं च गत्वा । तस्माद्व्रतं घोरतरं चरामि सुनिर्भयः सुन्दरि वै विशोका

Transliteration

utpādya divyaṃ paramādbhutaṃ tu punarvaraṃ ghorataraṃ ca gatvā | tasmādvrataṃ ghorataraṃ carāmi sunirbhayaḥ sundari vai viśokā

Translation

Having brought forth a divine and most wondrous boon, and then having again proceeded to what is even more dreadful, I therefore undertake a vow still more formidable—fearless, O fair one, and indeed free from sorrow.

Word by Word

• उत्पाद्य: having produced
• उत्पाद्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/preceding action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्-√पद्/उत्-√पाद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive, ल्यप्): ‘having produced/created’

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• परम-अद्भुतम्: supremely wonderful
• परम-अद्भुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: ‘परमं च तत् अद्भुतम्’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), contrast/emphasis

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

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

• घोरतरम्: more terrible
• घोरतरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक) + तरप् (तद्धित/degree)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• गत्वा: having gone (to), having attained
• गत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having gone/attained’

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, तस्मात् = therefore

• व्रतम्: vow, observance
• व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• घोरतरम्: more terrible
• घोरतरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक) + तरप्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• चरामि: I practice, I undertake
• चरामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सु-निर्भयः: very fearless
• सु-निर्भयः: Karta (कर्ता; subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + निर्भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘अत्यन्तं निर्भयः’

• सुन्दरि: O beautiful one
• सुन्दरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• विशोका: sorrowless
• विशोका: Karta (कर्ता; subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-शोक (प्रातिपदिक) / विशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (negation/privation sense: ‘without sorrow’)

Speaker

A warrior-figure in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa addressing a goddess-like interlocutor (contextually inferred as a female divine/royal figure; likely within Sūta’s narration to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva ideal of undertaking steadfast vrata (disciplined observance) with nirbhayatā (fearlessness) and viśokatā (freedom from grief). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, such disciplined resolve purifies the pashu (bound soul) and loosens pāśa (bondage), making the heart fit for Śiva’s grace.

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

A ‘ghora’ vrata is typically grounded in Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—worship with form—through regulated conduct, offerings, and remembrance. Such vows are traditionally performed with devotion to Śiva as the Lord who grants boons and also leads the devotee beyond fear and sorrow, culminating in deeper inward worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse suggests a firm vrata: maintaining disciplined conduct, japa, and mental steadiness despite fearful circumstances. In a Shiva Purana practice-frame, this can be supported by Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing Rudrākṣa, and applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as aids to fearlessness and inner purity.