Shloka 35

द्विजेश्वरावतारः

The Manifestation of Shiva as Dvijeśvara

Devanagari script

इदं राज्यमियं राज्ञी ममेदञ्च कलेवरम् । त्वदधीनमिदं सर्वं किन्तेऽभिलषितं वरम्

Transliteration

idaṃ rājyamiyaṃ rājñī mamedañca kalevaram | tvadadhīnamidaṃ sarvaṃ kinte'bhilaṣitaṃ varam

Translation

“This kingdom, this queen, and even this body of mine—everything is under your authority. Tell me, then: what boon do you desire?”

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इयम्: this (she/this woman)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राज्ञी: queen
• राज्ञी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कलेवरम्: body
• कलेवरम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्वत्-अधीनम्: dependent on you
• त्वत्-अधीनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'त्वदधीनम्' = 'त्वत्तः अधीनम्' (dependent on you)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (context: interrogative)

• ते: for you / to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• अभिलषितम्: desired
• अभिलषितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-लषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; लष् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (context: object of 'what desired boon')

Speaker

A king (royal devotee/supplicant) addressing Lord Shiva or a Shiva-empowered divine presence in the narrative of Śatarudrasaṃhitā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; the total offering (rājya–rājñī–kalevara) dramatizes sarva-samarpaṇa, a narrative analogue to offering everything to Śiva at a liṅga-kṣetra.

Significance: Encourages pilgrims toward inner renunciation: offering possessions and identity to the Lord; in Siddhānta, such surrender supports receptivity to anugraha that alone cuts pāśa.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati—complete surrender—where the devotee recognizes Shiva as the true Lord (Pati) of kingdom, relationships, and even the body, dissolving possessiveness and ego.

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

In Saguna worship (including Linga worship), the devotee approaches Shiva as the gracious, personal Lord who governs all; offering one’s “all” inwardly is the essence behind external offerings of water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice mental offering (mānasa-pūjā): during japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” inwardly place your body, possessions, and status at Shiva’s feet, ending with a prayer for the boon of devotion and liberation.