Shloka 11

बाणस्य शोकः शिवस्मरणं च — Bāṇa’s Grief and the Turn to Śiva-Remembrance

Devanagari script

सुखवादसहस्राणि भ्रूक्षेपसहितान्यपि । शिरःकम्पसहस्राणि प्राप्तानीकः सहस्रशः

Transliteration

sukhavādasahasrāṇi bhrūkṣepasahitānyapi | śiraḥkampasahasrāṇi prāptānīkaḥ sahasraśaḥ

Translation

Arriving in countless waves, there arose thousands upon thousands of pleasing acclamations, with gestures of raised eyebrows; and likewise thousands of tremblings of the head, coming in great multitudes.

Word by Word

• sukha-vāda-sahasrāṇi: thousands of pleasant utterances/sounds
• sukha-vāda-sahasrāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख + वाद + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), बहुवचन (plural); समासः: सुखवादा नाम सहस्राणि

• bhrū-kṣepa-sahitāni: accompanied by eyebrow-throws
• bhrū-kṣepa-sahitāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रू + क्षेप + सहित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), बहुवचन (plural); ‘सहित’ = accompanied; विशेषण of सुखवादसहस्राणि

• api: also
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); ‘also/even’

• śiraḥ-kampa-sahasrāṇi: thousands of head-shakings
• śiraḥ-kampa-sahasrāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् + कम्प + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), बहुवचन (plural); समासः: शिरःकम्पाः नाम सहस्राणि

• prāpta-anīkaḥ: (he) whose host/army had arrived; having reached with his forces
• prāpta-anīkaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त; √आप्) + अनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); भूतकृदन्त ‘प्राप्त’ = reached/obtained; समासः: प्राप्तम् अनीकम् यस्य सः

• sahasraśaḥ: by thousands
• sahasraśaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); प्रकारवाचक = in thousands, repeatedly

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it describes the collective aesthetic response—acclamations and expressive gestures—around the devotional performance.

Significance: Highlights saṅgha-bhakti: communal affirmation (sukha-vāda) and shared emotional resonance as supportive conditions for devotion.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights how devotion expresses itself not only through words but also through spontaneous bodily signs—reverent nodding, expressive glances, and collective acclaim—showing the heart’s surrender to Pati (Śiva).

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

Such acclamations and gestures are typical of Saguna worship—praising Śiva as the manifest Lord—yet they ultimately support inner absorption that Shaiva tradition directs toward realizing Śiva as the supreme Pati beyond all forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It supports kīrtana and nāma-japa as embodied devotion—chanting Śiva’s names (including the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with attentive posture and reverent gestures to steady the mind in worship.