Shloka 21

शिवस्य तपोऽनुष्ठानम् — Śiva’s Austerity and Meditation at Himavat

Gaṅgā-Region

Devanagari script

मम भाग्योदयादत्र त्वमागत इह प्रभो । सनाथ कृतवान्मां त्वं वर्णितो दानवत्सलः

Transliteration

mama bhāgyodayādatra tvamāgata iha prabho | sanātha kṛtavānmāṃ tvaṃ varṇito dānavatsalaḥ

Translation

Ô Seigneur, par l’éveil de ma bonne fortune Tu es venu ici. Tu m’as rendu protégé, non plus démuni, car Tu es renommé pour Ta compassion—même envers ceux qui cherchent refuge, y compris les daityas.

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भाग्य-उदयात्: from the rise of (my) fortune
• भाग्य-उदयात्: अपादान (Cause/Source/पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5/अपादान), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भाग्यस्य उदयः)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आगतः: have come
• आगतः: क्रिया/कर्तृविशेषण (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (having come)

• इह: in this place
• इह: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• स-नाथः: protected; having a lord
• स-नाथः: कर्म (Object complement of ‘कृतवान्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (नाथेन सह/नाथयुक्तः)

• कृतवान्: you have made
• कृतवान्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्तवतुँ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; परोक्षभूतार्थे/परिपूर्णक्रिया (perfective past participle used as finite)

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

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वर्णितः: are described/praised
• वर्णितः: क्रिया (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (praised/ वर्णितः = described)

• दानव-त्सलः: affectionate to the Dānavas
• दानव-त्सलः: कर्ता (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक) + त्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दानवानां त्सलः/वत्सलः)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: मम भाग्योदयादत्र त्वमागत इह प्रभो । सनाथ कृतवान्मां त्वं वर्णितो दानवत्सलः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights śiva-kṛpā (Shiva’s grace): when devotion ripens, the Lord ‘arrives’ in the devotee’s life, transforming one from anātha (unsupported) to sanātha (protected), emphasizing refuge and divine compassion.

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

Pārvatī addresses Shiva personally (Saguna), showing that loving surrender and praise are valid means of approach; in Linga-worship the same Shiva is invoked as the accessible Lord who responds to bhakti with protection and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śaraṇāgati with japa: repeat the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with humility, offering inner dependence to Shiva as protector (sanātha-bhāva), especially suitable for Mahāśivarātri vrata and daily pūjā.