Shloka 46

तपः–मन्त्रजप–ध्यानविधिः

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

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्समये ताभ्यां कृतं बाणविमोचनम् । शिवबाणस्तु पुच्छे वै ह्यर्जुनस्य मुखे तथा

Transliteration

etasminsamaye tābhyāṃ kṛtaṃ bāṇavimocanam | śivabāṇastu pucche vai hyarjunasya mukhe tathā

Translation

At that very moment, the two of them released their arrows. Śiva’s arrow struck the tail end, while Arjuna’s arrow struck the mouth.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव

• समये: at the time
• समये: अधिकरण (time locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• ताभ्याम्: by those two
• ताभ्याम्: करण (Karaṇa/instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), द्विवचन (Dual)

• कृतम्: was done
• कृतम्: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘done/made’

• बाणविमोचनम्: release/discharge of arrows
• बाणविमोचनम्: कर्म (object/complement of कृतम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + विमोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘release of arrows’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• शिवबाणः: Śiva’s arrow
• शिवबाणः: कर्ता/विषय (topic/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘Śiva’s arrow’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (adversative/emphatic particle)

• पुच्छे: in/at the tail
• पुच्छे: अधिकरण (location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (causal/emphatic particle)

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna
• अर्जुनस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• मुखे: in/at the mouth
• मुखे: अधिकरण (location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Arjuna

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s līlā in which the Lord allows a devotee’s valor to manifest while still demonstrating divine supremacy—teaching that spiritual victory is rooted in humility and surrender to Pati (Shiva), not mere skill.

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

The verse portrays Saguna Shiva acting in the world, showing that devotion can be directed to Shiva’s manifest form and deeds; such līlās deepen bhakti that later matures into steadiness in Linga-worship and contemplation of Shiva as Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate focused japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with single-pointed attention (like an arrow), paired with humility and offering the fruits of effort to Shiva.