Shloka 45

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा नभगस्सोतिदीनधीस्तु कृताञ्जलिः । तुष्टाव तं महेशानं कृष्णदर्शनमानतः

Transliteration

ityuktvā nabhagassotidīnadhīstu kṛtāñjaliḥ | tuṣṭāva taṃ maheśānaṃ kṛṣṇadarśanamānataḥ

Translation

Having spoken thus, Nabhaga—his mind uplifted by that vision—joined his palms in reverence and, with head bowed, praised Mahēśāna, the Great Lord, after beholding His dark-hued form.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (क्त्वान्त/तुमुनादि)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); वच्-धातोः; पूर्वक्रिया

• नभगः: Nabhaga (proper name)
• नभगः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• सोतिदीनधीः: Sotidīnadhī (proper name)
• सोतिदीनधीः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोतिदीनधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (proper name)

• तु: but/and then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• कृताञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कृतः अञ्जलिः यस्य/कृताञ्जलिः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विशेषण

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √स्तु (to praise)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महेशानम्: Mahēśāna (Great Lord)
• महेशानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेष-नाम/उपाधि

• कृष्णदर्शनमानतः: out of reverence for (his) dark/black appearance/vision
• कृष्णदर्शनमानतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause-motive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृष्ण-दर्शन-मानतस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कृष्णस्य दर्शनम्); 'मानतस्' इति तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'out of reverence'); समस्त-अव्यय

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana account to the sages, with the verse describing Nabhaga’s act of praise)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Maheshana/Maheshvara)
• Nabhaga

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on grace received through darśana: when the devotee truly beholds the Lord, the mind becomes clarified and naturally turns to humility (pranāma) and praise (stuti), which ripen devotion and prepare one for liberation.

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

It reflects Saguna-upāsanā—worship of Shiva with form and qualities—where direct vision or contemplation of the Lord’s manifested form evokes reverence. The same inner response is cultivated in Liṅga worship: approaching Shiva with añjali, bowing, and offering stuti as a doorway to the formless (Nirguna) reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is indicated: perform añjali and pranāma before Shiva (or the Liṅga), then recite a stuti or the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with focused remembrance of the Lord’s presence, letting devotion arise from the heart.