Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । द्वे पत्न्यो सगरस्यास्तां तपसा दग्धकिल्विषे । और्वस्तयोर्वरं प्रादात्तोषितो मुनिसत्तमः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | dve patnyo sagarasyāstāṃ tapasā dagdhakilviṣe | aurvastayorvaraṃ prādāttoṣito munisattamaḥ

Translation

Sūta said: King Sagara had two wives, whose sins had been burnt away by austerity. Pleased with them, the foremost sage Aurva granted those two a boon.

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषणम् (‘पत्नीः’)

• पत्न्यः: wives
• पत्न्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (वस्तुतः द्विवचनार्थे प्रयोगः); कर्तृपद

• सगरस्य: of Sagara
• सगरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• आस्ताम्: were (the two)
• आस्ताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दग्ध-किल्विषे: whose sins were burnt (away)
• दग्ध-किल्विषे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्ध (कृदन्त; √दह्) + किल्विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (दग्धं किल्विषं ययोः ते) विशेषणम् (‘पत्न्यः’)

• और्वः: Aurva (the sage)
• और्वः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: और्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तयोः: to those two / of those two
• तयोः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रादात्: gave
• प्रादात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तोषितः: pleased
• तोषितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP) पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (‘मुनिसत्तमः’)

• मुनि-सत्तमः: the best of sages
• मुनि-सत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां सत्तमः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; the motif is tapas burning impurities (kilviṣa) and a ṛṣi granting vara—anugraha mediated through a guru-like sage.

Significance: Teaches purification: austerity and vow-discipline reduce pāśa (bondage/impurity), making one fit for blessings; encourages vrata/tapas aligned with dharma.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Sagara
• Aurva

FAQs

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

It highlights purification (mala-kṣaya) through tapas—impurities are “burnt,” making the aspirant fit to receive grace (anugraha) mediated here through a realized sage.

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

Though the Linga is not directly mentioned, the verse reflects a core Shaiva principle: inner purity and disciplined practice prepare one to receive Shiva’s grace, often appearing through gurus and sages within the Purana’s narratives.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is tapas and self-discipline—regular japa (especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), vrata, and purity of conduct—so that one becomes eligible for divine favor and fruitful boons.