Shloka 43

तपः–मन्त्रजप–ध्यानविधिः

Protocol of Tapas, Mantra-Japa, and Śiva-Dhyāna

Devanagari script

इत्येवन्तु विचारं स करोति यावदेव हि । तावच्च सूकरः प्राप्तो बाणसंमोचनावधिः

Transliteration

ityevantu vicāraṃ sa karoti yāvadeva hi | tāvacca sūkaraḥ prāpto bāṇasaṃmocanāvadhiḥ

Translation

While he was still reflecting in this very way, at that very moment the boar came within the range for releasing the arrow.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: निपात (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-निपात (quotative particle)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic/limiting particle)

• अनु: thereupon/afterwards
• अनु: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गार्थ/अव्यय (adverb: 'after/along')

• तु: but
• तु: निपात (Contrast)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय-निपात (adversative particle)

• विचारम्: reflection/thought
• विचारम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• करोति: does/makes
• करोति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: काल-सम्बन्ध (Temporal correlate)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्-शब्दः (correlative: 'as long as')

• एव: just/indeed
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: निपात (Emphasis/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ-निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• तावत्: then/so long
• तावत्: काल-सम्बन्ध (Temporal correlate)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तावत्-शब्दः (correlative: 'so long/then')

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• सूकरः: boar
• सूकरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• प्राप्तः: arrived
• प्राप्तः: क्रिया/अवस्था (Resultant state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे 'has arrived'

• बाण-संमोचन-अवधिः: the moment of releasing the arrow
• बाण-संमोचन-अवधिः: अधिकरण/काल-सीमा (Limit in time/event)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + संमोचन (प्रातिपदिक) + अवधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'बाणस्य संमोचनस्य अवधि:'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights how events mature by īśvara-saṅkalpa (the Lord’s will): while the mind hesitates in deliberation, karma ripens and the moment for decisive action arrives—teaching alertness and dharmic readiness.

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

The Shatarudra Saṃhitā frames Shiva as Saguna—actively guiding outcomes in līlā. The verse implies that the devotee should act with steadiness, offering the fruits to Shiva (as worshipful surrender), rather than being trapped in indecision.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to stabilize buddhi (discernment) so that when the right moment comes, one acts without agitation and offers the act to Shiva.