Shloka 67

द्विजेश्वरावतारः

The Manifestation of Shiva as Dvijeśvara

Devanagari script

कृत्वा वर्षायुतराज्यमव्याहतपराक्रमः । राज्यं विक्षिप्य तनये जगाम शिवसन्निधिम्

Transliteration

kṛtvā varṣāyutarājyamavyāhataparākramaḥ | rājyaṃ vikṣipya tanaye jagāma śivasannidhim

Translation

Having ruled for ten thousand years with undiminished valor, he entrusted the kingdom to his son and then departed to the presence of Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done/made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: कृ; ‘having done’

• वर्षायुतराज्यम्: a reign/kingdom of ten-thousand years
• वर्षायुतराज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष-आयुत-राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः ‘वर्षायुतं राज्यं’ (a kingdom of ten-thousand years)

• अव्याहतपराक्रमः: (he) of unimpeded valor
• अव्याहतपराक्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्याहत-पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; ‘अव्याहतः पराक्रमः यस्य’ (unimpeded valor)

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• विक्षिप्य: having entrusted/handed over
• विक्षिप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: वि+क्षिप्; ‘having handed over/entrusted (lit. having cast/placed)’

• तनये: to (his) son
• तनये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवसन्निधिम्: to the presence of Śiva
• शिवसन्निधिम्: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/गति), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठीतत्पुरुषः ‘शिवस्य सन्निधिः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models the Siddhānta ideal of ripened detachment (vairāgya) after righteous rule: handing over duties and seeking Śiva-sannidhi (nearness) as the final puruṣārtha.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva ideal that even after fulfilling worldly dharma (ruling justly), one should relinquish attachment and seek Śiva—Pati, the liberator—thereby moving from pravṛtti (worldly duty) to nivṛtti (release).

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

“Śiva-sannidhi” implies approaching the Lord in a reachable, grace-bestowing manner; in Purāṇic Shaiva practice this is commonly through saguna upāsanā—especially Linga worship—by which the devotee becomes fit for Śiva’s nearness and final freedom.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steady Shaiva sādhanā alongside duty—daily Linga-pūjā with the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and cultivation of vairāgya (detachment), culminating in dedicating one’s life to Śiva.