Shloka 85

Devanagari script

कृत्रिमं चैव यत्किंचिदभिचारादिकं च यत् । तत्सर्वं दूरतो याति दृष्ट्वा शंकितविग्रहम्

Transliteration

kṛtrimaṃ caiva yatkiṃcidabhicārādikaṃ ca yat | tatsarvaṃ dūrato yāti dṛṣṭvā śaṃkitavigraham

Translation

Whatever is artificial or contrived, and whatever belongs to abhicāra—sorcery, hostile rites, and the like—all of it retreats far away upon beholding Śiva’s vigilant (Śaṅkita) form.

Word by Word

• कृत्रिमम्: artificial
• कृत्रिमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्रिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Viṣaya/Anvaya (विषय/अन्वय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite)

• अभिचार-आदिकम्: sorcery and the like
• अभिचार-आदिकम्: Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिचार (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रत्ययान्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘आदि’ = etc., ‘-क’ = having the nature of

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Viṣaya/Anvaya (विषय/अन्वय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश (correlative pronoun)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• दूरतः: from afar
• दूरतः: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• याति: goes away
• याति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• शंकित-विग्रहम्: the feared form (of him)
• शंकित-विग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘शंकितः विग्रहः’ = feared form

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that when consciousness turns toward Śiva—who is Pati (the Lord) and the supreme refuge—inauspicious, deceptive, and hostile forces lose their hold and naturally withdraw. Protection arises from proximity to Śiva’s presence, not from fear-based counteractions.

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

It affirms the apotropaic (protective) power of Saguna Śiva as approached through the Linga: beholding and honoring the manifested form of Śiva dispels abhicāra and negativity. The Linga becomes the accessible focus through which the devotee experiences Śiva’s guarding grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Darśana and worship of the Śiva-Linga with steady remembrance—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—is implied as the practical remedy, cultivating inner purity so that harmful influences fall away.