Shloka 34

दुन्दुभिनिर्ह्रादनिर्णयः / Dundubhinirhrāda’s Stratagem: Targeting the Brāhmaṇas

Devanagari script

अत्रेश्वरं समालोक्य कक्षीकृतमृगेश्वरम् । तुष्टुवुः प्रणतास्सर्वे शर्वं जयजयाक्षरैः

Transliteration

atreśvaraṃ samālokya kakṣīkṛtamṛgeśvaram | tuṣṭuvuḥ praṇatāssarve śarvaṃ jayajayākṣaraiḥ

Translation

Beholding Atreśvara—Lord Śarva—who had held the lord of beasts close to His side, all of them bowed down and praised Śiva with repeated cries of “Victory! Victory!”

Word by Word

• अत्र-ईश्वरम्: the Lord (present there)
• अत्र-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुषार्थ (sense: 'the lord here/this place')

• सम्-आलोक्य: having beheld
• सम्-आलोक्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्यय (Indeclinable verbal), अर्थ: 'having looked at'

• कक्षी-कृत-मृग-ईश्वरम्: the lord of beasts held in the armpit
• कक्षी-कृत-मृग-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कक्षी (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय) + मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (sense: 'the lord of beasts made/held in the armpit')

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• प्रणताः: bowed down
• प्रणताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शर्वम्: Śarva (Śiva)
• शर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• जय-जय-अक्षरैः: with the words “jaya, jaya”
• जय-जय-अक्षरैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + जय (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); द्वन्द्व (iterative cry 'jaya jaya' as a unit) + 'akṣaraiḥ' (with syllables/words)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Atreśvara is beheld as Śarva who has subdued/held close the ‘lord of beasts’ (mṛgeśvara), prompting collective surrender and victory-cries; the passage functions as a local-sthāna glorification rather than a Jyotirliṅga māhātmya.

Significance: Darśana of Śiva as Paśupati (Lord over the paśu) is framed as immediate refuge and assurance of protection; communal stuti and praṇāma are presented as efficacious.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: jaya jaya

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Śarva/Atreśvara)

FAQs

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

The verse centers on darśana (direct beholding) leading to praṇāma (humble surrender) and stuti (praise). In a Śaiva Siddhānta tone, it shows the soul (paśu) turning toward Pati (Śiva) through devotion—victory-cries express recognition of Śiva’s supreme lordship and protective grace.

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

The scene is Saguna—Śiva as Śarva/Atreśvara perceived and praised in form and leelā. Such praise and prostration are the same devotional movements used in Liṅga-worship: approach with reverence, offer salutations, and recite names/mantras that affirm Śiva’s victory over bondage and fear.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice implied is japa with bhāva: repeat “jaya jaya śarva” or the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), followed by namaskāra/prostration after darśana of the Liṅga or Śiva’s image—cultivating surrender and gratitude.