Shloka 35

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

Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga

Devanagari script

त्वदागमनमात्रेण सन्तुष्टानि मनांसि नः । दिशोपदेशं येनाशु दुःखं नष्टम्भवेच्च नः

Transliteration

tvadāgamanamātreṇa santuṣṭāni manāṃsi naḥ | diśopadeśaṃ yenāśu duḥkhaṃ naṣṭambhavecca naḥ

Translation

By your mere arrival our minds are satisfied. Please grant us direction and guidance, by which our sorrow may quickly be destroyed as well.

Word by Word

• त्वत्-आगमन-मात्रेण: by your mere arrival
• त्वत्-आगमन-मात्रेण: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् (प्रातिपदिक) + आगमन (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: त्वतः आगमनम्; तेन “by the mere coming of you”

• सन्तुष्टानि: satisfied
• सन्तुष्टानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+तुष् (धातु) → सन्तुष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with मनांसि

• मनांसि: minds/hearts
• मनांसि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन) (enclitic)

• दिशा-उपदेशम्: instruction about directions/guidance
• दिशा-उपदेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिशा (प्रातिपदिक) + उपदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दिशां उपदेशः

• येन: by which/whereby
• येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), “quickly”

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• नष्टम्: destroyed/gone
• नष्टम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/भूतकर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नश् (धातु) → नष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate with दुःखम्

• भवेत्: would become/would be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• नः: for us/of us
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन) (enclitic)

Speaker

Devotees/supplicants addressing Lord Shiva (or a Shiva-like divine authority) within the Shatarudrasaṃhitā narrative

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General bhakta-vātsalya motif: the Lord’s ‘arrival’ (darśana/āgama) itself pacifies devotees; they seek upadeśa leading to duḥkha-nivṛtti.

Significance: Darśana of Śiva and receiving upadeśa is framed as immediate śānti and the beginning of duḥkha-kṣaya through right direction (mārga).

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that Shiva’s grace begins with proximity—his mere presence (darśana/saṅga) brings inner contentment, and true relief from duḥkha comes when the devotee receives right direction (upadeśa) aligned with dharma and liberation.

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

In Saguna worship—especially through the Śiva-liṅga—devotees seek both śānti (peace) and upadeśa (guidance). The liṅga is approached as Shiva’s accessible presence; darśana and pūjā steady the mind, and the devotee then prays for the discernment that removes suffering.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin with darśana and calm the mind through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), then offer a sincere prayer for upadeśa—clarity in conduct, devotion, and detachment—so that duḥkha is dissolved by Shiva’s grace.