Shloka 41

Sarasvatī-avatāra-prasaṅgaḥ

Account of Sarasvatī’s Manifestation and the Humbling of the Devas

Devanagari script

क्षमस्व जगदीशानि प्रसीद परमेश्वरि । मैवं भूयात्कदाचिन्नो गर्वो मातर्द्दयां कुरु

Transliteration

kṣamasva jagadīśāni prasīda parameśvari | maivaṃ bhūyātkadācinno garvo mātarddayāṃ kuru

Translation

Forgive us, O Mistress of the universe; be gracious, O Supreme Goddess. May such pride never arise in us again at any time—O Mother, show compassion.

Word by Word

• क्षमस्व: forgive
• क्षमस्व: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• जगद्-ईशानि: O mistress of the world
• जगद्-ईशानि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + ईशानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): 'जगतः ईशानी'

• प्रसीद: be gracious / be pleased
• प्रसीद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• परमेश्वरि: O supreme goddess
• परमेश्वरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वरि / परमेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: 'परमा च सा ईश्वरी च'

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle), लोट्/विधिलिङ्-प्रयोगेषु निषेधः

• एवम्: thus / in this way
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• भूयात्: may it be / should happen
• भूयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/संभावना), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कदाचित्: ever / at any time
• कदाचित्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time)

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; enclitic form

• गर्वः: pride
• गर्वः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• मातर्: O mother
• मातर्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (irregular vocative stem: मातर्)

• दयाम्: compassion
• दयाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कुरु: do / show
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Devotees/supplicants addressing Goddess Uma (Parvati) in prayerful submission

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: क्षमस्व जगदीशानि प्रसीद परमेश्वरि । मैवं भूयात्कदाचिन्नो गर्वो मातर्द्दयां कुरु

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches Śaiva humility (vinaya) and śaraṇāgati: pride is a binding pāśa, and liberation begins by seeking the Mother’s forgiveness and grace.

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

Approaching Saguna Shiva through Uma (Shakti) emphasizes a devotional path where inner purification—especially the abandonment of ego—makes Linga-worship fruitful and receptive to divine anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily repentance and surrender before worship: offer a simple prayer for kṣamā (forgiveness) and repeat the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with the resolve to abandon garva (ego).