Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

त्वयेदं स्थापितं लिंगं तव नाम्ना भविष्यति । अग्नीश्वर इति ख्यातं सर्वतेजोविबृंहणम्

Transliteration

tvayedaṃ sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ tava nāmnā bhaviṣyati | agnīśvara iti khyātaṃ sarvatejovibṛṃhaṇam

Translation

“This Liṅga has been established by you; therefore it shall be known by your name. It will be famed as Agnīśvara, the Lord who augments and radiates all brilliance (tejas).”

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: कर्ता (Karta/Agent; in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; with passive participle)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थापितम्: established
• स्थापितम्: कर्म-विशेषण (adjective of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थापित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था (धातु) + णिच् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• नाम्ना: by (your) name
• नाम्ना: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• भविष्यति: will be / will become
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• अग्नि-ईश्वरः: Agnīśvara
• अग्नि-ईश्वरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; name-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘अग्नेः ईश्वरः’ (Lord of Agni / Agni’s Lord)

• इति: thus / called
• इति: सम्बन्ध (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यादि-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ख्यातम्: known / famed
• ख्यातम्: कर्तृ-विशेषण (predicate adjective; ‘known as’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ख्या (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• सर्व-तेजः-विबृंहणम्: the augmenter of all radiance
• सर्व-तेजः-विबृंहणम्: कर्तृ-विशेषण (appositional epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + विबृंहण (प्रातिपदिक; from √बृंह्/√बृह् ‘to increase’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (multi-member): ‘सर्वेषां तेजसां विबृंहणम्’ (augmenter of all splendors)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Śiva declares that because Agni established this liṅga, it will bear Agni’s name—Agnīśvara—renowned for expanding all tejas. This is a classic Purāṇic naming-etymology (nāma-nirukti) tied to installation (sthāpana).

Significance: Establishes a specific liṅga’s identity and fruit: worship increases spiritual radiance/tejas and grants protection related to fire.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that when a devotee establishes the Śiva-Liṅga with devotion, Śiva sanctifies that act by granting a specific, living presence and name—here, Agnīśvara—signifying the expansion of tejas (spiritual radiance) through Śiva’s grace.

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

It affirms Saguna worship: the formless Pati (Śiva) accepts the Liṅga as a tangible focus for devotion. Naming the Liṅga as Agnīśvara indicates a particular mode of Śiva’s approachable manifestation, through which devotees receive upliftment and inner luminosity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Establish and worship a Śiva-Liṅga with steady bhakti—perform abhiṣeka, offer lamp/fire (dīpa) in the spirit of Agnīśvara, and meditate on Śiva as the source of all tejas; japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) supports this focus.