Shloka 71

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

अतस्त्वं पुत्रलाभाय समाराधय शंकरम् । शीघ्रं प्रसन्नो भविता शिवस्ते भक्तवत्सलः

Transliteration

atastvaṃ putralābhāya samārādhaya śaṃkaram | śīghraṃ prasanno bhavitā śivaste bhaktavatsalaḥ

Translation

Therefore, for the attainment of a son, worship Śaṅkara with full devotion. Śiva—ever affectionate to His devotees—will quickly become pleased with you.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निपात/सम्बन्धबोधक (particle/conjunctive adverb)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (common), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुत्रलाभाय: for obtaining a son
• पुत्रलाभाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + लाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: पुत्रस्य लाभः), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• समाराधय: worship/propitiate
• समाराधय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial use), अव्यय (adverb)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• भविता: will become
• भविता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• भक्तवत्सलः: affectionate to devotees
• भक्तवत्सलः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (भक्तेषु वत्सलः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of शिवः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita discourse to the sages, conveying the instruction within the story)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General Śiva-bhakti teaching: propitiation of Śaṅkara for putra-lābha is framed as receiving Śiva’s anugraha through devotion.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ namaḥ śivāya

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Shiva as Pati—the compassionate Lord who responds swiftly to sincere devotion; worldly boons (like progeny) are portrayed as arising from His grace, while devotion itself purifies the soul toward liberation.

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

The instruction to “worship Shankara” aligns with Saguna Shiva-upasana, commonly expressed in the Purana through Linga worship, where the devotee approaches Shiva with form and attributes to receive tangible grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Undertake regular Shiva-aradhana—Linga abhisheka with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by traditional Shaiva marks like Tripundra (bhasma) and, if undertaken, Rudraksha for steady devotion.