Shloka 30

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । एवं लब्ध्वा वरान्सर्वाञ्छ्रीकृष्णः परमेश्वरात् । नानाविधाभिर्बह्वीभिस्स्तुतिभिस्समतोषयत्

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | evaṃ labdhvā varānsarvāñchrīkṛṣṇaḥ parameśvarāt | nānāvidhābhirbahvībhisstutibhissamatoṣayat

Translation

Sanatkumāra said: Thus, having obtained all the boons from the Supreme Lord (Parameśvara), Śrī Kṛṣṇa satisfied Him with many abundant hymns of praise, of various kinds.

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् + कुमार (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/in this manner)

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of ‘वरान्’)

• श्रीकृष्णः: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परमेश्वरात्: from the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• नानाविधाभिः: by various kinds (of)
• नानाविधाभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + विध (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of ‘स्तुतिभिः’)

• बह्वीभिः: many
• बह्वीभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बह्वी (प्रातिपदिक; बहु-स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of ‘स्तुतिभिः’)

• स्तुतिभिः: with praises/hymns
• स्तुतिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• समतोषयत्: pleased/satisfied
• समतोषयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-तुष् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative) ‘caused to be pleased’

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Krishna

FAQs

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

It shows that even after receiving divine grace (boons), the devotee’s proper response is continued bhakti—offering heartfelt stuti to Parameśvara, acknowledging Śiva as the supreme giver and inner Lord (Pati).

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

The verse emphasizes pleasing Parameśvara through praises—an essential limb of saguna worship, where the devotee approaches Śiva as the personal Lord who grants boons and is delighted by sincere devotion expressed through stotra and nāma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular recitation of Śiva-stuti (stotras) and japa in a devotional mood—especially Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—as a practice of gratitude and continued surrender after receiving blessings.