Shloka 15

शुक्रस्य जठरस्थत्वं तथा मृत्युशमनी-विद्या (Śukra in Śiva’s belly and the death-subduing vidyā)

Devanagari script

अंधक उवाच । भगवंस्त्वामुपाश्रित्य गुरोर्भावं वहामहे । पराजिता भवामो नो सर्वदा जयशालिनः

Transliteration

aṃdhaka uvāca | bhagavaṃstvāmupāśritya gurorbhāvaṃ vahāmahe | parājitā bhavāmo no sarvadā jayaśālinaḥ

Translation

Andhaka said: “O venerable one, having taken refuge in you, we bear the attitude of discipleship toward our guru. May we never be defeated; may we always be endowed with victory.”

Word by Word

• अंधकः: Andhaka
• अंधकः: कर्ता (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• भगवन्: O Lord/Venerable one
• भगवन्: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: कर्म (Object of उपाश्रित्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• उपाश्रित्य: having taken refuge in
• उपाश्रित्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप+आ+श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तम् (Gerund/Absolutive)

• गुरोः: of the guru
• गुरोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• भावम्: state/attitude/nature
• भावम्: कर्म (Object of वहामहे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• वहामहे: we bear/carry
• वहामहे: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person), बहुवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• पराजिताः: defeated
• पराजिताः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Predicate adjective of वयम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराजित (प्र+आ+जि धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• भवामः: we become/are
• भवामः: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• नः: for us/to us
• नः: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनस्य बहुवचनार्थे (enclitic: 'of us/to us'); here दत्त-प्रयोगे 'for us'

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: कालाधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

• जय-शालिनः: possessing victory/victorious
• जय-शालिनः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Predicate adjective of वयम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + शालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (वयम्)

Speaker

Andhaka

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka
• Guru

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and guru-bhāva (humble discipleship) as inner disciplines that seek divine grace; in Shaiva Siddhanta, victory is ultimately the triumph of dharma and the soul’s movement toward Shiva through right attitude and dependence on higher guidance.

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

Taking refuge “in you” aligns with Saguna Shiva worship where the devotee approaches Shiva as the accessible Lord—often through Linga-upāsanā—seeking protection, steadiness, and auspicious success, while cultivating humility like a disciple before the Divine Guru.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily refuge-prayer with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), performed with guru-bhāva; optionally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa to reinforce remembrance and disciplined devotion.