Shloka 3

बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle

Devanagari script

ज्ञात्वा संतुष्टमनसं पार्वतीवल्लभं शिवम् । उवाच चासुरो बाणो नतस्कन्धः कृतांजलिः

Transliteration

jñātvā saṃtuṣṭamanasaṃ pārvatīvallabhaṃ śivam | uvāca cāsuro bāṇo nataskandhaḥ kṛtāṃjaliḥ

Translation

Knowing that Lord Śiva—the beloved of Pārvatī—was pleased in His heart, the asura Bāṇa spoke, bowing his shoulders in humility and joining his palms in reverence.

Word by Word

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• संतुष्टमनसम्: with a pleased mind
• संतुष्टमनसम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संतुष्ट + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (संतुष्टं मनः यस्य/यम्—here as ‘whose mind is pleased’, used adjectivally for शिवम्)

• पार्वतीवल्लभम्: beloved of Pārvatī
• पार्वतीवल्लभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्वती + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पार्वत्याः वल्लभः)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• असुरः: the demon
• असुरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बाणः: Bāṇa
• बाणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; असुरः इत्यस्य विशेष्य-विशेषणभावे नाम (appositional proper name)

• नतस्कन्धः: with bowed shoulders (in humility)
• नतस्कन्धः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत + स्कन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषप्रायः (नतः स्कन्धः यस्य—‘with bowed shoulders/neck’)

• कृताञ्जलिः: with joined palms
• कृताञ्जलिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कृतः अञ्जलिः येन—hands joined)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Bana

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta ethic of śaraṇāgati (surrender): when Pati (Shiva) is inwardly pleased, the bound soul—even an asura—approaches through humility, which becomes the doorway for grace (anugraha).

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

The verse presents Saguna Shiva—personally responsive and ‘pleased in heart’—showing that devotion expressed through respectful bodily signs (añjali, bowing) aligns the devotee with Shiva’s compassionate attention, which Linga-worship similarly embodies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt añjali-mudrā and a bowed, receptive posture before Shiva (especially during japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); the inner practice is humility and attentive prayer, preparing the mind for Shiva’s anugraha.