Shloka 33

Devanagari script

इति निश्चित्य मनसा स भद्रायुर्नृपोत्तमः । पतित्वा पादयोस्तस्य बभाषे परिसान्त्वयन्

Transliteration

iti niścitya manasā sa bhadrāyurnṛpottamaḥ | patitvā pādayostasya babhāṣe parisāntvayan

Translation

Having thus resolved in his mind, that excellent king Bhadrāyu fell at his feet and then spoke, offering words of gentle reassurance and appeasement.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyopasaṃhāra (वाक्योपसंहार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• niścitya: having decided
• niścitya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकाले)
• Type: Verb
• Root: niś-ci (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-ल्यप्/ल्यप् = -tya); having ascertained/decided

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhadra-āyuḥ: Bhadrāyu (proper name)
• bhadra-āyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक) + āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—कर्मधारयः (bhadram āyuḥ yasya—name/epithet)

• nṛpa-uttamaḥ: the best of kings
• nṛpa-uttamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (nṛpāṇām uttamaḥ)

• patitvā: having fallen down
• patitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकाले)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ktvā); here: 'having fallen/prostrated'

• pādayoḥ: at/on (his) two feet
• pādayoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine Locative (7th/सप्तमी) in Dual (द्विवचन) (also analyzable as Genitive dual by form; here locative sense with patitvā)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• babhāṣe: he spoke
• babhāṣe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhāṣ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्/liṭ), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); आत्मनेपद

• pari-sāntvayan: comforting, consoling
• pari-sāntvayan: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/सहकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + sāntv (धातु) → sāntvayat (कृदन्त)
• Form: Present Active Participle (शतृ/śatṛ); Masculine Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with saḥ

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No Jyotirliṅga identification; the act of falling at the feet (pāda-prapatti) is a classic Purāṇic marker that grace is about to unfold.

Significance: Highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) as the pilgrim’s inner posture; in Siddhānta, humility and surrender dispose the paśu toward Pati’s anugraha.

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrayu

FAQs

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

It highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender): inner resolve followed by humble prostration and soothing speech—qualities that soften the ego and prepare the devotee for Shiva’s grace (anugraha).

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

The verse models the devotee’s attitude in Saguna Shiva worship—approaching the sacred with reverence, bowing at the feet (symbolic of the Lord’s presence), and aligning one’s mind and speech in devotion, as done before the Linga or a revered Shaiva guru.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice mental saṅkalpa (clear intention), then offer namaskāra/prostration (praṇāma) before Shiva or the Linga, followed by calm, truthful, and pacifying speech—supporting japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with humility.