Shloka 43

Devanagari script

शिवनामप्रभावेण लेभे सद्गतिमुत्तमाम् । इन्द्र द्युम्ननृपः पूर्वं महापापः पुरामुने

Transliteration

śivanāmaprabhāveṇa lebhe sadgatimuttamām | indra dyumnanṛpaḥ pūrvaṃ mahāpāpaḥ purāmune

Translation

O sage, by the power of Śiva’s Name, King Indradyumna—formerly burdened with great sin—attained the supreme sadgati, the highest auspicious state of liberation.

Word by Word

• śiva-nāma-prabhāveṇa: by the power of Śiva’s name
• śiva-nāma-prabhāveṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa chain: 'by the power/effect of Śiva’s name'

• lebhe: obtained
• lebhe: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु: लभ्)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• sat-gatim: a good state/destination
• sat-gatim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'good destination/state'

• uttamām: supreme, excellent
• uttamām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; agrees with 'sat-gatim'

• indra: O Indra
• indra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• dyumna-nṛpaḥ: King Dyumna
• dyumna-nṛpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dyumna (प्रातिपदिक) + nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya/proper name: 'King Dyumna'

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (काल) = 'formerly, earlier'

• mahā-pāpaḥ: a great sinner
• mahā-pāpaḥ: Pratijñā/Predicate nominative (प्रथमा-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'great sinner' (predicate of dyumna-nṛpaḥ)

• purā: once, formerly
• purā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; temporal adverb (काल) = 'formerly/once'

• amune: in that (case/person)
• amune: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma (demonstrative pronoun/सर्वनाम), Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative), Ekavacana; 'in/with regard to that (person)' (contextual)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific jyotirliṅga episode; it is an exemplum (dṛṣṭānta) that even a mahāpāpin attains sadgati through Śiva-nāma, consistent with Purāṇic pedagogy.

Significance: Encourages nāma-japa as universally accessible means for pāśu (bound soul) to receive Śiva’s grace and transcend karmic bondage.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indradyumna

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s Name is a direct means of purification and upliftment: even one burdened by grave sin can attain the highest sadgati through sincere remembrance and recitation of Shiva-nāma.

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

Shiva-nāma is a Saguna support for devotion—an accessible form of relating to Pati (Shiva). In Shiva Purana practice, nāma-japa commonly accompanies Linga worship, reinforcing surrender and inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular nāma-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with devotion and repentance is implied as the practical takeaway for removing pāpa and attaining sadgati.