Shloka 110

Devanagari script

सर्वान्तरात्मा भगवाञ्छर्वः सर्वप्रदो भवान् । याञ्चां प्रतिनियुङ्क्ते मां किमीशो दैन्यकारिणीम्

Transliteration

sarvāntarātmā bhagavāñcharvaḥ sarvaprado bhavān | yāñcāṃ pratiniyuṅkte māṃ kimīśo dainyakāriṇīm

Translation

You are Bhagavān Śarva, the Inner Self abiding within all, the giver of every boon. Why then does the Lord appoint me—one who brings only wretchedness—to go and beg?

Word by Word

• सर्वान्तरात्मा: the inner self of all
• सर्वान्तरात्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-अन्तर-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषाम् अन्तरात्मा = inner self of all)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शर्वः: Śarva (Śiva)
• शर्वः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शिवनाम

• सर्वप्रदः: giver of all
• सर्वप्रदः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक); प्रद (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सर्वं प्रददाति इति)

• भवान्: you (honored)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (honorific ‘you’)

• याञ्चाम्: a request/begging
• याञ्चाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याञ्चा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रतिनियुङ्क्ते: assigns/appoints
• प्रतिनियुङ्क्ते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-नि-युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• ईशः: the Lord
• ईशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दैन्यकारिणीम्: causing misery/poverty
• दैन्यकारिणीम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैन्य-कारिणी (प्रातिपदिक); कारिणी (कृदन्त, णिनि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः तत्पुरुष (दैन्यं करोति इति)

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva as Sarvāntarātmā (the indwelling Lord) and Sarvapradā (giver of all), while showing that divine grace may still require humility and conscious seeking—so the devotee’s ego softens and devotion ripens toward liberation.

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

Calling Shiva “Bhagavān Śarva” affirms Saguna devotion: the Lord who is inwardly present is also worshipped outwardly through Linga-upāsanā. The ‘begging’ motif points to approaching the Linga with surrender, asking not as entitlement but as bhakti that invites Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is humble japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with a prayerful attitude, offering water and bilva to the Linga, and cultivating inner surrender to the Sarvāntarātmā Shiva rather than demanding results.