Shloka 6

शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टमनाश्शंभुर्बहुलीलाकरः प्रभुः । मुने मां समुवाचेदं सर्वेषां शृण्वतां तदा

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭamanāśśaṃbhurbahulīlākaraḥ prabhuḥ | mune māṃ samuvācedaṃ sarveṣāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ tadā

Translation

Alors Śambhu — le Seigneur suprême, aux actes nombreux et merveilleux —, le cœur satisfait, s’adressa à moi, ô sage, en ce temps-là tandis que tous écoutaient.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• तुष्ट-मनाः: whose mind was pleased
• तुष्ट-मनाः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; √तुष्, क्त) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (यस्य मनः तुष्टम्)

• शंभुः: Śambhu
• शंभुः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बहु-लीला-करः: performer of many sports
• बहु-लीला-करः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + लीला (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थ (बहुलीलां करोति इति)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

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

• समुवाच: spoke to/addressed
• समुवाच: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु; √वच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: सम्+उप

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; said ‘this’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• शृण्वताम्: of those listening
• शृण्वताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive absolute-like: ‘while (they) were listening’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु; √श्रु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद-प्रयोग

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Śambhu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A classic ‘stuti-to-upadeśa’ hinge: Śiva, pleased, begins to speak before the assembled listeners—typical of Purāṇic revelation scenes rather than place-māhātmya.

Significance: Emphasizes that Śiva’s teaching/boon arises from prasāda (pleased heart) in response to devotion—an archetype for seeking guidance at temples and during vrata observances.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when the Lord is pleased, He personally instructs the seeker through direct teaching, showing the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Pati (Śiva) as the compassionate revealer of truth.

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

By presenting Śambhu as the active, responsive Lord who speaks and guides, the verse supports Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva as the accessible Guru-Lord, often worshipped through the Śiva-liṅga with mantra and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The immediate takeaway is śravaṇa (devotional listening) and guru-vākya-grahaṇa—attentive hearing of Śiva’s instruction; in practice this aligns with daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused listening/recitation of Śiva Purāṇa kathā.