Shloka 66

द्विजेश्वरावतारः

The Manifestation of Shiva as Dvijeśvara

Devanagari script

भद्रायुरपि सुप्रीत्या प्रसादम्प्राप्य शूलिनः । सहितः कीर्तिमालिन्या बुभुजे विषयान्बहून्

Transliteration

bhadrāyurapi suprītyā prasādamprāpya śūlinaḥ | sahitaḥ kīrtimālinyā bubhuje viṣayānbahūn

Translation

Bhadrāyu too, having won through deep devotion the gracious favour (prasāda) of Lord Śiva, the Trident-bearer, lived together with Kīrtimālinī and enjoyed many lawful worldly experiences—sustained by Śiva’s benediction.

Word by Word

• भद्रायुः: Bhadrāyu
• भद्रायुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (proper name)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also)

• सुप्रीत्या: with great affection
• सुप्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रसादम्: grace/favor
• प्रसादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having obtained’

• शूलिनः: of Śūlin (Śiva)
• शूलिनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सह् (धातु))
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘accompanied’

• कीर्तिमालिन्या: with Kīrtimālinī
• कीर्तिमालिन्या: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तिमालिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular (proper name)

• बुभुजे: enjoyed
• बुभुजे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd sg; आत्मनेपद

• विषयान्: objects of enjoyment
• विषयान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), बहुवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), बहुवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Plural; विशेषण (qualifier of विषयान्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Illustrates Śiva’s anugraha: through bhakti one may enjoy dharmic artha–kāma without losing the path, when life is ‘sustained by Śiva’s prasāda’.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhadrayu
• Kirtimalini

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Śiva’s prasāda (grace) can harmonize worldly life with dharma: when devotion is sincere, enjoyment is no longer mere bondage but becomes regulated and uplifted under the Lord’s blessing.

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

By naming Śiva as Śūlin (the personal, Saguna Lord), the verse emphasizes devotion to Śiva’s manifest form—commonly approached through Liṅga-worship—through which the devotee receives prasāda that steadies both life and spiritual direction.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is bhakti that seeks prasāda: regular Śiva-pūjā (especially to the Liṅga), japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and living with restraint so that sense-enjoyments remain dharmic and non-binding.