Shloka 74

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

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

Devanagari script

गृहस्थितः प्रतिच्छन्नस्तत्रैव स मृतो द्विजः । विश्वामित्रस्यनुज्ञातस्तत्पुत्रो गालवस्तथा

Transliteration

gṛhasthitaḥ praticchannastatraiva sa mṛto dvijaḥ | viśvāmitrasyanujñātastatputro gālavastathā

Translation

Remaining concealed within the house, that Brahmin died there itself. With Viśvāmitra’s permission, his son—Gālava—then proceeded accordingly.

Word by Word

• गृह-स्थितः: staying in the house
• गृह-स्थितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थित (स्था धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषसमास (गृहे स्थितः); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रतिच्छन्नः: hidden/covered
• प्रतिच्छन्नः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-छद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: 'there')

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle: 'indeed/just')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मृतः: dead
• मृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्विजः: the brāhmaṇa (twice-born)
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विश्वामित्रस्य: of Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• अनुज्ञातः: permitted/approved
• अनुज्ञातः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्-पुत्रः: his son
• तत्-पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमास (तस्य पुत्रः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गालवः: Gālava
• गालवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/also')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Vishvamitra
• Galava

FAQs

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

The verse underscores karmic inevitability and the fragility of embodied life: concealment and worldly maneuvering cannot ultimately override destiny; in Shaiva Siddhanta, true refuge is alignment with dharma and remembrance of Pati (Shiva), the Lord who grants liberation beyond death.

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

Though not explicitly about Linga worship, the narrative tone supports a core Shiva Purana message: human actions and outcomes are transient, while devotion to Saguna Shiva (through Linga worship) stabilizes the mind and directs one toward Shiva’s grace, which alone cuts the bonds of pasha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steady daily Shiva-smarana: recitation of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a disciplined, dharmic life—optionally supported by Tripundra (bhasma) and rudraksha as aids to remembrance.