Shloka 38

ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”

Devanagari script

तेन रूपेण भक्तानां बहूनां दुःखिनां विधे । उद्धारं भवतोऽहं वै करिष्यामि दयाकरः

Transliteration

tena rūpeṇa bhaktānāṃ bahūnāṃ duḥkhināṃ vidhe | uddhāraṃ bhavato'haṃ vai kariṣyāmi dayākaraḥ

Translation

O Creator (Brahmā), in that very form I shall indeed bring deliverance to many sorrowing devotees; for I am compassionate by nature.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that, with that
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रूपेण: by (that) form
• रूपेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• बहूनाम्: of many
• बहूनाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• दुःखिनाम्: of the afflicted/suffering
• दुःखिनाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• विधे: O Vidhi (Brahmā / O ordainer)
• विधे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम/उपाधि)

• उद्धारम्: deliverance, rescue
• उद्धारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• भवतः: of you (hon.)
• भवतः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/भवद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आदरार्थ-सर्वनाम (honorific pronoun)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दयाकरः: one who bestows compassion
• दयाकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'दयायाः करः' (giver of compassion)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General purāṇic promise: Śiva’s compassionate manifestation uplifts afflicted devotees; encourages śaraṇāgati and bhakti.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It declares Shiva’s anugraha (saving grace): out of compassion, the Lord assumes an accessible form to uplift devotees from sorrow and lead them toward liberation.

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

It supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees approach Shiva through a form (including the Śiva-liṅga), and through that concrete focus Shiva grants protection, purification, and ultimately release from bondage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate bhakti through regular Śiva-pūjā—especially liṅga-abhiṣeka with mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—as a direct way to seek Shiva’s compassionate upliftment.