Shloka 31

अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle

Devanagari script

अवशिष्टा भुजास्तस्य चत्वारोऽतीव सुन्दराः । गतव्यथो बभूवाशु शंकरस्य प्रसादतः

Transliteration

avaśiṣṭā bhujāstasya catvāro'tīva sundarāḥ | gatavyatho babhūvāśu śaṃkarasya prasādataḥ

Translation

By the gracious favor of Śaṅkara, the four arms that remained to him became exceedingly beautiful, and he was quickly freed from pain and distress.

Word by Word

• अवशिष्टाः: remaining
• अवशिष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव + शिष् → अवशिष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण ‘भुजाः’

• भुजाः: arms
• भुजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण ‘भुजाः’

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अतिशयार्थक (very/exceedingly)

• सुन्दराः: beautiful
• सुन्दराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण ‘भुजाः’

• गतव्यथः: whose pain had gone (free from pain)
• गतव्यथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत + व्यथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: यस्य व्यथा गता सः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (कश्चित्/सः)

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शीघ्रार्थक (quickly)

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• प्रसादतः: from (his) grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (because of/from grace)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as Pati (the gracious Lord) whose prasāda heals the devotee’s suffering; it points to the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis that liberation and inner relief arise through the Lord’s grace, not mere personal effort.

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

The result—pain removed and wholeness restored—is attributed directly to Śaṅkara’s prasāda, reflecting Saguna Śiva worship where the devotee approaches the compassionate Lord (often through Liṅga worship) and receives tangible and spiritual well-being.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is bhakti-centered śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and seeking Śiva’s prasāda—commonly expressed through daily Liṅga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and sincere prayer for removal of vyathā (affliction).