Shloka 14

Devanagari script

यथेह पुत्रपौत्रादेः प्रीत्या प्रीतो भवेत्पिता । तथा विश्वस्य सम्प्रीत्या प्रीतो भवति शंकरः

Transliteration

yatheha putrapautrādeḥ prītyā prīto bhavetpitā | tathā viśvasya samprītyā prīto bhavati śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

Just as a father is delighted by the loving devotion of his sons, grandsons, and the rest, so Śaṅkara is pleased by the sincere loving devotion of the whole world.

Word by Word

• yathā: as, just as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/यथार्थसूचक (correlative adverb: 'as')

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: 'here')

• putra-pautra-ādeḥ: of (his) sons, grandsons, and others
• putra-pautra-ādeḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + pautra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (putra+pautra) ततः 'ādi' सह (and the like)

• prītyā: by affection
• prītyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental: 'by/with affection')

• prītaḥ: pleased
• prītaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (कृदन्त; √prī प्रीञ् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• pitā: father
• pitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• tathā: so, likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूप/समुच्चयार्थ (correlative adverb: 'so, likewise')

• viśvasya: of the universe
• viśvasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• samprītyā: by (its) great affection/propitiation
• samprītyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samprīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• prītaḥ: pleased
• prītaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (कृदन्त; √prī प्रीञ् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• bhavati: becomes/is
• bhavati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śaṃkaraḥ: Shankara (Śiva)
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes bhakti as relational intimacy: Śiva responds to heartfelt devotion of beings. In Siddhānta, this aligns with anugraha as the decisive act granting maturation and liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Śiva, the compassionate Pati (Lord), is moved by genuine love and goodwill arising in beings—devotion that is heartfelt (samprīti) is what truly pleases him and supports the soul’s purification toward moksha.

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

Linga worship is a Saguna support for approaching the Nirguna-Saguna Śiva; this verse emphasizes that the effectiveness of such worship is measured not by display but by sincere loving intent—offering with prīti is what pleases Śaṅkara.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate prīti while doing simple daily worship: offer water and bilva to the Śiva-liṅga, apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and repeat the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with heartfelt devotion rather than mere routine.