Shloka 6

Devanagari script

भक्तवत्सलनामासौ सशिवश्शंकरश्शिवः । शं करिष्यत्यदीर्घेण कालेन परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

bhaktavatsalanāmāsau saśivaśśaṃkaraśśivaḥ | śaṃ kariṣyatyadīrgheṇa kālena parameśvaraḥ

Translation

That Supreme Lord—Śiva, the auspicious Śaṅkara, famed as “Bhakta-vatsala” (tender to His devotees)—will, before long, bring about welfare and peace.

Word by Word

• भक्तवत्सल-नाम: (having) the name ‘Bhaktavatsala’
• भक्तवत्सल-नाम: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्तवत्सल (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन्/नाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘भक्तवत्सलस्य नाम’)

• असौ: that one (he)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• स-शिवः: together with Śiva (i.e., with his consort/power)
• स-शिवः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय ‘with’) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (‘with Śiva/with (his) Śakti’)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समानाधिकरण (apposition)

• शम्: welfare/auspicious good
• शम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-रूप)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण/फलवाचक (‘welfare, auspiciousness’)

• करिष्यति: will do/bring about
• करिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अदीर्घेण: in no long (time)
• अदीर्घेण: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; काल-विशेषण (instrumental of time)

• कालेन: in time/within time
• कालेन: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; कालवाचक-तृतीया (instrumental of time)

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘परमः ईश्वरः’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga episode; it asserts Parameśvara’s bhakta-vātsalya and imminent bestowal of śam (welfare/peace), a general theological promise of grace.

Significance: Reinforces faith that Śiva responds quickly to devotion; inspires pilgrimage/vrata with confidence in ‘śam’ (auspicious welfare) as fruit of bhakti.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: भक्तवत्सलनामासौ सशिवश्शंकरश्शिवः । शं करिष्यत्यदीर्घेण कालेन परमेश्वरः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as Bhakta-vatsala—grace-filled toward devotees—who quickly bestows śam (peace and auspicious welfare), reflecting the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on divine anugraha (saving grace).

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

By praising Śiva as Śaṅkara and Parameśvara who actively grants welfare, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching the Lord through name, form, and devotion (often centered on the Śiva-liṅga) to receive His benevolent grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate bhakti through japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayer for śānti, contemplating Śiva as Bhakta-vatsala who removes fear and grants auspiciousness.