Shloka 47

Devanagari script

परिज्ञाय महादेवं गुरुवाक्यत आगमात् । हर्षबाष्पाकुलासन्नकण्ठरोमाञ्चकञ्चुकः

Transliteration

parijñāya mahādevaṃ guruvākyata āgamāt | harṣabāṣpākulāsannakaṇṭharomāñcakañcukaḥ

Translation

Having thus come to know Mahādeva through the Guru’s instruction and the authority of the Āgamas, he was overwhelmed with tears of joy; his throat tightened, and his whole body was covered with the garment of horripilation (rapture).

Word by Word

• परिज्ञाय: having understood
• परिज्ञाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त्वा/ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having understood/recognized’

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘महान् देवः’)

• गुरुवाक्यतः: from the teacher’s words
• गुरुवाक्यतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गुरु + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival indeclinable) ‘-तः’ = ‘from’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘गुरोः वाक्यतः’)

• आगमात्: from scripture/tradition
• आगमात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• हर्षबाष्पाकुलासन्नकण्ठरोमाञ्चकञ्चुकः: whose throat had a ‘cloak’ of goosebumps, agitated with tears of joy
• हर्षबाष्पाकुलासन्नकण्ठरोमाञ्चकञ्चुकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष + बाष्प + आकुल + आसन्न + कण्ठ + रोमाञ्च + कञ्चुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समासः (यस्य कण्ठे रोमाञ्चः कञ्चुकवत् आसन्नः, हर्षबाष्पैः आकुलः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis that true recognition of Mahādeva arises through Guru-upadeśa confirmed by Āgamic authority, and that mature bhakti naturally manifests as sāttvika signs like tears and bodily rapture.

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

By grounding realization in the Āgamas, the verse points to regulated Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—taught by a competent Guru, where devotion deepens into direct inner certainty of Śiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Seek proper Guru instruction and follow Āgamic practice—especially japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined Linga worship—allowing devotion to ripen into absorbed remembrance.