Shloka 58

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

एवं दृष्टो मया कृष्ण परिवारसमन्वितः । शंकरः परमेशानो भक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकः

Transliteration

evaṃ dṛṣṭo mayā kṛṣṇa parivārasamanvitaḥ | śaṃkaraḥ parameśāno bhaktimuktipradāyakaḥ

Translation

Thus, O Kṛṣṇa, I beheld Śaṅkara—the Supreme Lord—accompanied by His divine retinue, the bestower of devotion and the giver of liberation.

Word by Word

• evam: thus/in this way
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• dṛṣṭaḥ: seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate with śaṃkaraḥ

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

• kṛṣṇa: O Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• parivāra-samanvitaḥ: accompanied by (his) retinue
• parivāra-samanvitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parivāra (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समास: तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (परिवारैः समन्वितः = accompanied by attendants)

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• parameśānaḥ: the Supreme Lord
• parameśānaḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama-īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समास: कर्मधारय (परमः ईशानः)

• bhakti-mukti-pradāyakaḥ: giver of devotion and liberation
• bhakti-mukti-pradāyakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भक्तेः मुक्तेः च प्रदायकः = giver of devotion and liberation)

Speaker

Narrator (a devotee/sage addressing Krishna within the Uma Samhita narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Śaṅkara as Parameśvara seen with His parivāra, emphasizing His universal lordship and salvific power (bhakti and mukti).

Significance: Darśana of Śiva with His gaṇas is presented as spiritually transformative—awakening bhakti and culminating in mukti.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara
• Parameshvara
• Krishna

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who is directly knowable through grace: His darśana awakens bhakti, and matured bhakti culminates in mukti—release from bondage (pāśa) and return to the Lord.

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

By describing Śaṅkara “with His retinue,” the verse emphasizes Saguna worship—approaching the compassionate Lord with form and attributes. In Shiva Purana practice, this same Lord is worshipped through the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible focus of devotion leading to liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is darśana-centered bhakti: worship Śiva with the pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), liṅga-abhiṣeka, and disciplined devotion—since the verse explicitly links bhakti with mukti.