Shloka 30

दुर्वाससः तपः-प्रभावः तथा देवाः ब्रह्म-विष्ण्वोः शरणागमनम् | Durvāsā’s Tapas and the Devas’ Appeal to Brahmā and Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

सोऽम्बरीषो नृपवरः सप्तद्वीपरसापतिः । नियमं हि चकारासावेकादश्या व्रते दृढम्

Transliteration

so'mbarīṣo nṛpavaraḥ saptadvīparasāpatiḥ | niyamaṃ hi cakārāsāvekādaśyā vrate dṛḍham

Translation

That noble king Ambarīṣa, sovereign over the lands of the seven continents, undertook a strict discipline, firmly established in the sacred vow of Ekādaśī.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• अम्बरीषः: Ambarīṣa
• अम्बरीषः: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बरीष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; सः-सम्बन्धि (apposition)

• नृप-वरः: best of kings
• नृप-वरः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नृपाणां वरः) = best of kings

• सप्त-द्वीप-रसा-पतिः: lord of the seven-island realm
• सप्त-द्वीप-रसा-पतिः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या) + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक) + रसा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सप्तद्वीपानां रसाया/रसानां पतिः) = lord of the (earth with) seven islands and oceans/juices

• नियमम्: a vow/observance
• नियमम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative); एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle; emphasis)

• चकार: performed
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• असौ: that (man)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता; subject—coreferential with सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ (demonstrative: that person)

• एकादश्याः: of Ekādaśī
• एकादश्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive); एकवचन; (व्रते-सम्बन्धि) = of Ekādaśī

• व्रते: in the vow
• व्रते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative); एकवचन

• दृढम्: firm
• दृढम्: Karma (कर्म; qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; नियमम्-विशेषण (firm/steadfast)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Implicit: steadfast vrata (niyama) is presented as a purifier that prepares the paśu for Śiva’s anugraha; pilgrimage merit is analogized through disciplined observance.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Ambarisha

FAQs

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

It praises steadfast niyama (disciplined vow) as a purifier of the mind and a support for bhakti—showing that even a powerful ruler becomes spiritually great through restraint and sacred observance.

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

Ekādaśī-vrata functions as preparatory purification—reducing tamas and rajas—so the devotee can approach Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) with steadiness, clarity, and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Undertake a firm vrata with niyama: fasting/regulated diet on Ekādaśī, maintaining purity and self-control, and dedicating the day to japa and worship (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as part of Shaiva devotion.