Shloka 43

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

न विचालयितुं शक्यो मया विप्र पुनः पुनः । परीक्षितोसि भद्रं ते भवान्भक्त्यान्वितो दृढः

Transliteration

na vicālayituṃ śakyo mayā vipra punaḥ punaḥ | parīkṣitosi bhadraṃ te bhavānbhaktyānvito dṛḍhaḥ

Translation

“O Brāhmaṇa, again and again I have tried, yet I cannot shake you from your resolve. You have been tested—may auspiciousness be yours—for you are steadfast, endowed with firm devotion.”

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• vicālayitum: to shake; to unsettle
• vicālayitum: Prayojana/Anvaya (क्रियार्थ/तुमर्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + cāl (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), indeclinable verbal form; ‘to move/shake (away)’

• śakyaḥ: possible; able (to be done)
• śakyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √śak धातु)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); potential/passive adjective ‘possible’

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vipra: O brāhmaṇa
• vipra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (repetition/emphasis)

• parīkṣitaḥ: tested; examined
• parīkṣitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhadram: good fortune; auspiciousness
• bhadram: Sambandha/Āśīḥ (आशीः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used as benediction (आशीर्वादार्थ)

• te: to you; for you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhavān: you (hon.)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); honorific pronoun

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• anvitaḥ: endowed (with)
• anvitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √i धातु with anu-)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘endowed/connected with’

• dṛḍhaḥ: firm; steadfast
• dṛḍhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva principle that the devotee’s steady bhakti is not easily disturbed by trials; such testing purifies the pashu (individual soul) and loosens pasha (bondage), leading the devotee closer to the grace of Pati (Shiva).

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

It affirms Saguna Shiva’s compassionate, personal relationship with devotees: the Lord may test, but ultimately acknowledges and blesses unwavering devotion—an attitude central to Linga-upāsanā where constancy in worship is prized over mere outward display.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steadiness (dṛḍhatā) in daily practice—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and consistent Shiva-pūjā without being shaken by obstacles or delays in results.