Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

अतश्चैव मयाख्यातः शंकरः सर्वदुःखहा । स सेव्यते मया नित्यं भवद्भिरपि सेव्यताम्

Transliteration

ataścaiva mayākhyātaḥ śaṃkaraḥ sarvaduḥkhahā | sa sevyate mayā nityaṃ bhavadbhirapi sevyatām

Translation

Therefore I have declared Śaṅkara to be the remover of all sorrow. I worship Him every day; you too should worship Him.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: N/A (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal adverb) — ‘therefore/from this’

• च: and
• च: N/A (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: N/A (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — ‘by me’

• आख्यातः: declared
• आख्यातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘has been declared/told’

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वदुःखहा: destroyer of all sorrow
• सर्वदुःखहा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + दुःख + हन् (धातु) (प्रातिपदिक-निर्मित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः — ‘destroyer of all sorrows’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘he’

• सेव्यते: is served/worshipped
• सेव्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive) — ‘is to be served/is served’

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन — passive agent ‘by me’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: N/A (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverbial accusative) — ‘always’

• भवद्भिः: by you (all)
• भवद्भिः: Kartr (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनामवत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — ‘by you (hon.)’

• अपि: also
• अपि: N/A (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — ‘also/even’

• सेव्यताम्: let (him) be worshipped
• सेव्यताम्: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग — ‘let him be served’ (injunctive exhortation)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Daily sevā/bhakti to Śaṅkara is praised as the direct means to relief from sarva-duḥkha (all forms of suffering), implying both worldly well-being and the deeper cessation of saṃsāric sorrow through His grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Śaṅkara as sarvaduḥkhahā—the Lord (Pati) who removes the devotee’s sorrow by granting grace, purification of bonds (pāśa), and steady devotion that leads toward liberation.

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

The verse is a direct injunction to worship Śaṅkara in a personal, accessible (saguṇa) mode—commonly fulfilled through Liṅga-sevā (abhisheka, offerings, and reverent service), by which the devotee approaches the formless reality through a sacred form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It recommends nitya-sevā—daily worship—such as Liṅga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with simple devotional discipline like offering water, maintaining purity, and remembrance of Shiva throughout the day.