Shloka 11

Arjuna–Gaṇa Saṃvāda: Bāṇādhikāra, Tāpasa-veṣa, and the Ethics of Tapas (अर्जुन-गणसंवादः)

Devanagari script

बहुभिर्वनभिल्लैश्च युक्तः स्वामी स आसत । समर्थस्सर्वथा कर्तुं विग्रहानुग्रहौ पुनः

Transliteration

bahubhirvanabhillaiśca yuktaḥ svāmī sa āsata | samarthassarvathā kartuṃ vigrahānugrahau punaḥ

Translation

That Lord remained accompanied by many forest-dwellers. Fully capable in every way, He could again bring about both opposition and grace—bestowing favor upon His devotees and restraining those who stood against dharma.

Word by Word

• बहुभिः: with many
• बहुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वनभिल्लैः: with forest-tribesmen
• वनभिल्लैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन + भिल्ल (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (वनस्य/वने भिल्लाः)

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

• युक्तः: joined; accompanied
• युक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्वामी: the lord/master
• स्वामी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• आसत: was; sat
• आसत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (वैदिक/पुराण-प्रयोगे)

• समर्थः: capable
• समर्थः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वथा: in every way
• सर्वथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitival purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययप्राय; क्रियार्थक

• विग्रहानुग्रहौ: conflict and favor
• विग्रहानुग्रहौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विग्रह + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक); समास/द्वन्द्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (विग्रहश्च अनुग्रहश्च)

• पुनः: again; moreover
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्तिबोधक अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Pati (the sovereign Lord) whose actions include both anugraha (liberating grace) and corrective restraint, guiding beings toward dharma and ultimately moksha.

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

The verse emphasizes the accessible, personal (saguṇa) presence of Shiva among devotees, showing that worship invites His grace, while resistance to dharma meets His corrective opposition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate devotion and self-surrender to receive anugraha—supported by regular japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady dharmic conduct as inner discipline.