Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । दीक्षां दत्त्वा यतिस्तस्मा अरिहन्नारदादिभिः । शिष्यैस्सेवितपादाब्जो दैत्यराजानमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | dīkṣāṃ dattvā yatistasmā arihannāradādibhiḥ | śiṣyaissevitapādābjo daityarājānamabravīt

Translation

Sanatkumāra said: Having bestowed dīkṣā (initiation) upon him, that ascetic—whose lotus-feet were attended by disciples such as Arihan and Nārada—then addressed the king of the Dānavas.

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सनत् + कुमार)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दीक्षाम्: initiation
• दीक्षाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having given’

• यतिः: the ascetic
• यतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अरिहन्: Arihan
• अरिहन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

• नारदादिभिः: by Nārada and others
• नारदादिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नारद-आदि)

• शिष्यैः: by disciples
• शिष्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• सेवितपादाब्जः: whose lotus-feet were served
• सेवितपादाब्जः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेवित (सेव् धातु, क्त) + पाद + अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘सेवित’; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (यस्य पादाब्जं सेवितं सः)

• दैत्यराजानम्: the king of demons
• दैत्यराजानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दैत्य-राजन्)

• अब्रवीत्: spoke (to)
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a guru-śiṣya/teaching frame: Sanatkumāra narrates an initiation (dīkṣā) given to a recipient before instruction is delivered to a dānava king.

Significance: Highlights dīkṣā as the gateway to Śiva’s anugraha: bondage (pāśa) is weakened through authorized transmission and disciplined discipleship.

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Narada
• Arihan
• Daitya-raja (king of the Daityas)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights dīkṣā as the turning point of spiritual life: through the guru’s consecrating transmission, the seeker becomes fit for Shaiva practice and for receiving Shiva’s grace (anugraha), which Shaiva Siddhanta treats as essential for liberation.

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

Dīkṣā typically authorizes and empowers disciplined worship—often including Linga-sevā and mantra-japa—so the initiated devotee can approach Saguna Shiva with proper method, purity, and steadiness, preparing the mind for deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is guru-given mantra-dīkṣā followed by regular japa and daily observances; in Shaiva framing this commonly includes devotion with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma), Rudrākṣa, and focused remembrance of Shiva.