Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

यस्य संस्पर्शनादेव मोहिताहं तथाभवम् । तमहं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि वद सर्वं च भामिनि

Transliteration

yasya saṃsparśanādeva mohitāhaṃ tathābhavam | tamahaṃ jñātumicchāmi vada sarvaṃ ca bhāmini

Translation

By whose mere touch I became so deluded—him I wish to know. O radiant lady, tell me everything.

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (common), Genitive (6/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• संस्पर्शनात्: from (his) touch
• संस्पर्शनात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्पर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) ‘only/indeed’

• मोहिता: deluded
• मोहिता: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह् (धातु) → मोहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Common gender, Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘thus/in that way’

• अभवम्: became
• अभवम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Common gender, Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ज्ञातुम्: to know
• ज्ञातुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to know’

• इच्छामि: wish
• इच्छामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• वद: tell
• वद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); object of ‘वद’

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक निपात) ‘and’

• भामिनि: O fair/angry lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

A male interlocutor within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative (addressing a woman as 'bhāmini')

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights how moha (delusion) can arise instantly through contact, pointing to the need for discernment and turning the mind toward Pati (Shiva) rather than being bound by pāśa (bondage).

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

The verse contrasts worldly fascination with the quest to know the true cause behind it; in Shaiva practice, devotion to Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) stabilizes the mind and redirects desire into bhakti and jñāna.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with steady dhyāna to overcome moha, supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to recollection of Shiva.