Shloka 35

Devanagari script

आशया समनुप्राप्तान्क्षुत्तृष्णाश्रमकर्शितान् । अतिथींश्च तथानाथान्स्वतन्त्रा गृहमागतान्

Transliteration

āśayā samanuprāptānkṣuttṛṣṇāśramakarśitān | atithīṃśca tathānāthānsvatantrā gṛhamāgatān

Translation

Movida por la esperanza, a quienes habían llegado buscando amparo—abatidos por el hambre, la sed y el cansancio—junto con los huéspedes y los desvalidos que acudieron por sí mismos a su casa, ella los recibió y los cuidó.

Word by Word

• आशया: with hope
• आशया: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• समनु-प्राप्तान्: who have come/arrived
• समनु-प्राप्तान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समनु-प्राप्त (√प्राप् धातु, क्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)

• क्षुत्-तृष्णा-श्रम-कर्शितान्: worn down by hunger, thirst, and fatigue
• क्षुत्-तृष्णा-श्रम-कर्शितान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्शित (√कृश् धातु, क्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (क्षुत्तृष्णाश्रमेण कर्शिताः = emaciated by hunger, thirst, fatigue)

• अतिथीन्: guests
• अतिथीन्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अनाथान्: the helpless/orphans
• अनाथान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• स्वतन्त्राः: independent (people)
• स्वतन्त्राः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वतन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (used substantively)

• गृहम्: to the house
• गृहम्: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आगतान्: having come
• आगतान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगत (√गम् धातु, क्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; the verse exemplifies dharma of atithi-sevā and dayā as a lived expression of Śiva-bhakti (caryā), often personified through Umā/Pārvatī’s compassionate household-ethic in Purāṇic teaching.

Significance: Models the pilgrim-virtue of feeding and sheltering seekers/guests (atithi, anātha). Such service is treated as Śiva-prītyartha karma—service that ripens into grace (anugraha).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

FAQs

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

It elevates atithi-sevā (hospitality) and compassion toward the helpless as Shaiva dharma—purifying the heart so devotion (bhakti) becomes fit to receive Shiva’s grace.

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

In Shaiva practice, service to guests and the distressed is treated as service to Shiva present in all beings; such conduct supports Saguna Shiva worship by making external pūjā truthful through inner purity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is dāna and anna-dāna (feeding the hungry) as a Shaiva observance—especially on vrata days like Mahāśivarātri—done with the remembrance of Shiva’s name (e.g., the Panchākṣarī).