Shloka 29

शुक्रोत्पत्तिः तथा महेश्वरदर्शनम् (Śukra’s Emergence and the Vision of Maheśvara)

Devanagari script

सोहं दीनो भक्तियुक्त आगतश्शरणं तव । रक्षा मयि विधातव्या रचितोऽयं मयांजलिः

Transliteration

sohaṃ dīno bhaktiyukta āgataśśaraṇaṃ tava | rakṣā mayi vidhātavyā racito'yaṃ mayāṃjaliḥ

Translation

I, though wretched, yet endowed with devotion, have come to you for refuge. Grant me protection—behold, I have made this reverent offering of folded hands (añjali).

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (i.e., I am that)
• सः: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अहम्-समनाधिकरण (I am that)

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

• दीनः: humble/helpless
• दीनः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण

• भक्तियुक्तः: endowed with devotion
• भक्तियुक्तः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त; युज् धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (भक्त्या युक्तः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण

• आगतः: having come
• आगतः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय, past participle)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण (one who has come)

• शरणम्: refuge/shelter
• शरणम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे/उपसर्गार्थे (as refuge; object of implied ‘seek’)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of you/your)

• रक्षा: protection
• रक्षा: कर्ता (Subject of passive necessity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (protection)

• मयि: in me / for me
• मयि: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in me/for me)

• विधातव्या: must be done/ordained
• विधातव्या: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-धा (धातु) → विधातव्य (कृदन्त; तव्यत्-प्रत्यय, gerundive)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तव्यता (to be arranged/ordained)

• रचितः: made/formed
• रचितः: विधेय (Predicate; passive sense)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रच् (धातु) → रचित (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (made/formed)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निर्देश (this)

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ (by me)

• अञ्जलिः: a salutation with folded hands
• अञ्जलिः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता/विधेय (folded hands; salutation)

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Shiva (Saguna Shiva as protector) within Suta Goswami’s narration in the Rudrasaṃhitā (Yuddhakhaṇḍa).

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati—humble surrender to Pati (Lord Shiva) by a helpless soul (paśu). In Shaiva Siddhanta, such devotion and self-offering invite Shiva’s anugraha (grace), which protects and uplifts the devotee.

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

The verse is a direct appeal to Saguna Shiva as the compassionate protector. In Linga worship, the same mood is enacted through offering, namaskāra (añjali), and prayer—approaching the Linga as Shiva’s accessible, grace-bestowing presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily añjali with sincere prayer of refuge, and support it with japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally alongside simple Shiva-pūjā (water offering) on Mahāśivarātri or Mondays.