Shloka 41

Yatinātha-līlā: Śiva’s Test of the Bhilla Devotees at Arbuda Mountain

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वैतच्चचरितं शम्भोर्यतिहंसस्वरूपयोः । इह सर्वसुखम्भुक्त्वा सोऽन्ते शिवपुरं व्रजेत्

Transliteration

śrutvaitaccacaritaṃ śambhoryatihaṃsasvarūpayoḥ | iha sarvasukhambhuktvā so'nte śivapuraṃ vrajet

Translation

Having heard this sacred account of Lord Śambhu in His ascetic and haṁsa-like forms, one enjoys all happiness in this world and, in the end, attains Śivapura—the supreme abode of Śiva.

Word by Word

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (धातु) → śrutvā (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययीभाव-भाव)
• Form: Ktvānta (Gerund/क्त्वान्त), avyaya-prayoga (indeclinable verbal); pūrvakāla-kriyā (prior action)

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of “caritam”

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• caritam: deed, story, account
• caritam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: carita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Ekavacana

• śambhoḥ: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Ekavacana

• yati-haṃsa-svarūpayoḥ: of the two forms (as Yati and as Haṃsa)
• yati-haṃsa-svarūpayoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक) + haṃsa (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa: “yati-haṃsayor svarūpe” (the forms as ascetic and as haṃsa); here dual genitive: Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti, Dvivacana (Dual/द्विवचन)

• iha: here (in this world)
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (adverb of place)

• sarva-sukham: all happiness
• sarva-sukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya-samāsa (कर्मधारय): “sarvaṃ sukham” (all happiness); Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed
• bhuktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhuj (धातु) → bhuktvā (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Ktvānta (Gerund/क्त्वान्त), avyaya; pūrvakāla-kriyā

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ante: at the end
• ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (Locative), Ekavacana; kāla-adhikaraṇa (time-locative)

• śiva-puram: Śiva’s abode
• śiva-puram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: “śivasya puram” (city/abode of Śiva); Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• vrajet: would go, should go
• vrajet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Promises both iha-sukha and para-sukha: worldly well-being culminating in entry to Śivapura, aligning with the Siddhānta trajectory from bhukti to mukti through Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that śravaṇa (devotional hearing) of Śiva’s līlā and forms is itself a liberating practice: it grants well-being in worldly life and culminates in union with Śiva’s realm (Śivapura), aligning with Shaiva Siddhānta’s path of grace through devotion.

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

By praising Śambhu’s discernible forms (saguṇa manifestations such as the ascetic and haṁsa-like aspect), it supports form-based devotion—like Liṅga worship and Purāṇic kathā—through which the devotee’s mind becomes Śiva-oriented and fit to receive Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is regular śravaṇa/pāṭha of Śiva Purāṇa narratives with devotion; it may be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to internalize the teaching and keep the mind established in Śiva.