Shloka 63

Śiva–Arjuna Yuddha and the Subjugation of Pride (Śiva-parīkṣā)

Devanagari script

आश्रमे पुष्पवृष्टिश्च चन्दनेन समन्विता । पपात सुकरार्थं च तेषाञ्चैव महात्मनाम्

Transliteration

āśrame puṣpavṛṣṭiśca candanena samanvitā | papāta sukarārthaṃ ca teṣāñcaiva mahātmanām

Translation

In the hermitage, a shower of flowers—mingled with fragrant sandal—fell down, bestowing auspicious ease and well-being upon those great-souled ones.

Word by Word

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage
• आश्रमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पुष्प-वृष्टिः: a shower of flowers
• पुष्प-वृष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘पुष्पाणां वृष्टिः’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• चन्दनेन: with sandalwood
• चन्दनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• समन्विता: accompanied, endowed
• समन्विता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अन्वि (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुष्पवृष्टेः)

• पपात: fell down, descended
• पपात: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुकर-अर्थम्: for an easy purpose / for ease
• सुकर-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकर (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (चतुर्थी/षष्ठीभाव: ‘सुकरस्य अर्थः’/‘सुकरार्थम्’ = ‘for easy purpose’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (accusative of purpose)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled ones
• महात्मनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (‘महान् आत्मा यस्य’ इति बहुव्रीहिरपि सम्भवति; अत्र ‘महात्मन्’ इति रूढिपद); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The पुष्पवृष्टि (rain of flowers) with sandal fragrance is a sign of Shiva’s anugraha (grace), indicating inner purity and divine approval surrounding the mahātmas in the ashrama.

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

Flowers and sandal are classic upachāras in Saguna Shiva worship—especially in Linga-pūjā—showing that devotion expressed through fragrant offerings is met with Shiva’s benevolent presence and auspiciousness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-pūjā with gandha (sandal paste) and puṣpa (flowers) while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating a calm, sattvic mind receptive to Shiva’s grace.