Shloka 26

Kirātāvatāra, Durvāsā-upākhyāna, and the Logic of Divine Rescue

Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga

Devanagari script

तपश्चैव सुसन्तप्तं दानानि विविधानि च । तत्सर्वं सफलं जातं तृप्तास्ते दर्शनात्प्रभो

Transliteration

tapaścaiva susantaptaṃ dānāni vividhāni ca | tatsarvaṃ saphalaṃ jātaṃ tṛptāste darśanātprabho

Translation

O Lord, the austerities we have performed with intense fervor, and the many kinds of gifts we have offered—now all have borne fruit. By the mere sight of You, O Prabhu, we are fully satisfied and fulfilled.

Word by Word

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; abstract noun

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सु-सन्तप्तम्: well-performed/fully endured (austerity)
• सु-सन्तप्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सन्-तप् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → सुसन्तप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of तपः

• दानानि: gifts, charities
• दानानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण of दानानि

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of तत्

• स-फलम्: fruitful, successful
• स-फलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate adjective

• जातम्: became, has become
• जातम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) used predicatively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has become’

• तृप्ताः: satisfied
• तृप्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → तृप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate adjective

• ते: of you, your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th, genitive), एकवचन; enclitic form

• दर्शनात्: from (your) sight/vision
• दर्शनात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th, ablative), एकवचन

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Devotees/ascetics addressing Lord Shiva (as inferred from the direct vocative 'prabho' and the praise of darśana in Śatarudrasaṃhitā narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that tapas (disciplined austerity) and dāna (charity) reach their true completion when they culminate in Shiva’s darśana—grace-filled direct encounter—bringing inner contentment and spiritual fulfillment in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense (the Lord as Pati granting ripening of merit).

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

The verse emphasizes darśana as the fruit of practice; in Linga/Saguna worship this is experienced as the Lord’s tangible presence through pūjā, mantra, and devotion, where external rites mature into direct God-experience (anugraha) rather than remaining mere ritual merit.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pair sincere austerity and charitable giving with daily Shiva-upāsanā—such as Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and mindful darśana of the Shiva-linga—offering the fruits to Shiva so the practice culminates in grace and inner satisfaction.