Shloka 5

साधुवेषद्विजाह्वयावतारकथनम् | Account of the ‘Sādhu-veṣa’ Brahmin-Named Incarnation

Prelude

Devanagari script

अस्थिरत्वम्परित्यज्य दिव्यरूपं विधाय सः । कन्यां शूलभृते दत्त्वा शिवालोकं गमिष्यति

Transliteration

asthiratvamparityajya divyarūpaṃ vidhāya saḥ | kanyāṃ śūlabhṛte dattvā śivālokaṃ gamiṣyati

Translation

Casting off his former instability, he will assume a divine form; and, having offered the maiden to the Trident-bearer, Lord Śiva, he shall go to Śivaloka.

Word by Word

• अस्थिरत्वम्: instability, fickleness
• अस्थिरत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थिरत्व (प्रातिपदिक; अस्थिर + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), ‘having abandoned/renounced’

• दिव्यरूपम्: divine form
• दिव्यरूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्यरूप (प्रातिपदिक; दिव्य + रूप)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विधाय: having assumed/made
• विधाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), ‘having made/assumed’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun)

• कन्याम्: a maiden/daughter
• कन्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शूलभृते: to the trident-bearer (Śiva)
• शूलभृते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलभृत् (प्रातिपदिक; शूल + भृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), ‘having given’

• शिवालोकम्: Śiva’s world/realm
• शिवालोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवालोक (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + आलोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (goal as object of motion)

• गमिष्यति: will go
• गमिष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Śivaloka-gamana is presented as the fruit of devotion expressed through sacred offering (here, kanyādāna), reinforcing pilgrimage as ultimately ‘going to Śiva’ through grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches inner transformation through Śiva’s grace: abandoning fickleness and becoming fit for Śiva’s realm by sincere offering and surrender to the Lord.

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

The verse highlights Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva as the ‘Śūlabhṛt’ (Trident-bearer). Such personal worship and dedicated offering mature the soul toward Śiva’s abode and ultimately liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steadfast bhakti with formal offering (naivedya/arpana) to Śiva, supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to overcome mental instability and cultivate divine steadiness.