Shloka 54

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

त्वद्गोत्रं चाक्षयं चास्तु मत्प्रसादात्सदैव हि । सान्निध्यमाश्रमे तेऽहं करिष्यामि महामुने

Transliteration

tvadgotraṃ cākṣayaṃ cāstu matprasādātsadaiva hi | sānnidhyamāśrame te'haṃ kariṣyāmi mahāmune

Translation

By my grace, O great sage, may your lineage remain imperishable forever. Indeed, I shall continually uphold my sacred presence within your hermitage.

Word by Word

• त्वत्-गोत्रम्: your lineage/clan
• त्वत्-गोत्रम्: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd) एकवचन

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

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd) एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• अस्तु: let it be / may it be
• अस्तु: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd) एकवचन

• मत्-प्रसादात्: from my grace
• मत्-प्रसादात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी (5th) एकवचन; हेतौ (because of/from)

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: always)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• सान्निध्यम्: presence
• सान्निध्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage
• आश्रमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th) एकवचन; अधिकरण (location)

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन (enclitic); ‘of you/your’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• करिष्यामि: I will do/make
• करिष्यामि: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future) परस्मैपदम्; उत्तमपुरुष (1st) एकवचन

• महा-मुने: O great sage
• महा-मुने: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th) एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s anugraha (saving grace): He preserves dharmic continuity (imperishable gotra) and sanctifies the devotee’s life by granting abiding sānnidhya, indicating Pati (Shiva) freeing the pashu through closeness and protection.

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

Shiva’s promise of constant presence aligns with Saguna worship—Shiva becomes accessible through consecrated space (āśrama/temple) and steady devotion, as in Linga-upāsanā where the devotee experiences Shiva’s nearness through daily pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain a regular Shiva-pūjā to invite sānnidhya—daily japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with simple observances like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as supports for continuous remembrance.