Shloka 35

Gṛhapati’s Vow: Turning Grief into Mṛtyuñjaya–Mahākāla Sādhana (गृहपतेः प्रतिज्ञा—मृत्युंजय-महाकालजपः)

Devanagari script

जन्मतो द्वादशे वर्षे तद्वचो नारदेरितम् । सत्यं करिष्यन्निव तमभ्यगात्कुलिशायुधः

Transliteration

janmato dvādaśe varṣe tadvaco nāraderitam | satyaṃ kariṣyanniva tamabhyagātkuliśāyudhaḥ

Translation

In the twelfth year from his birth, as if to make true the words spoken by Nārada, the wielder of the thunderbolt approached him.

Word by Word

• जन्मतः: from birth
• जन्मतः: अपादान (Apādāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; ‘from birth’

• द्वादशे: in the twelfth
• द्वादशे: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (in the twelfth)

• वर्षे: year
• वर्षे: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्मविशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (that)

• वचः: speech/word
• वचः: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नारदेरितम्: uttered by Nārada
• नारदेरितम्: कर्मविशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक) + ईरित (कृदन्त; √ईर्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: नारदेन ईरितम् (spoken/uttered by Nārada)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Karma), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as object: truth)

• करिष्यन्: intending to make (it)
• करिष्यन्: कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle with future sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; √कृ (to do/make)

• इव: as if
• इव: उपमान (Upamāna marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• अभ्यगात्: approached/went to
• अभ्यगात्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √गम् (to go) with उपसर्ग abhi+ā

• कुलिशायुधः: the thunderbolt-weaponed one (Indra)
• कुलिशायुधः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलिश (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: कुलिशम् आयुधं यस्य (he whose weapon is the thunderbolt)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Indra

FAQs

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

It highlights how satya (truth)—especially the truthful utterance of a realized sage like Nārada—unfolds through divine agency, showing the ordered sovereignty of the cosmos under Śiva’s higher governance.

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

Though Indra is named, the verse reflects a Shaiva theme: worldly powers act within a larger divine order; for devotees, Saguna Śiva (worshiped as the Liṅga) is the ultimate refuge beyond shifting deities and their interventions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steadfast satya and japa: repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with disciplined conduct, trusting that dharma-aligned truth bears fruit in time.