Shloka 62

Kirātāvatāra, Durvāsā-upākhyāna, and the Logic of Divine Rescue

Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga

Devanagari script

सुप्रसन्नश्च विघ्नानि संहरिष्यति सर्वदा । पुनश्चैवं शिवस्यैव वरं मन्त्रं प्रदास्यति

Transliteration

suprasannaśca vighnāni saṃhariṣyati sarvadā | punaścaivaṃ śivasyaiva varaṃ mantraṃ pradāsyati

Translation

Dengan sangat berkenan, ia akan senantiasa melenyapkan segala rintangan. Lalu dengan cara yang sama, ia akan kembali menganugerahkan mantra anugerah yang utama dari Śiva.

Word by Word

• सुप्रसन्नः: very pleased
• सुप्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक); components: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + प्रसन्न (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारय: 'सु-प्रसन्नः' = very pleased

• च: and
• च: Connector (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• विघ्नानि: obstacles
• विघ्नानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Plural (बहुवचन)

• संहरिष्यति: will remove/destroy
• संहरिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√हृ (हरणे धातु)
• Form: Simple Future/लृट्, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• च: and
• च: Connector (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/emphasis (निपात)

• वरम्: excellent/boon-giving
• वरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• प्रदास्यति: will bestow/give
• प्रदास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√दा (दाने धातु)
• Form: Simple Future/लृट्, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

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 deity is pleased, He removes vighnas (inner and outer बाधाएँ) and grants a Śaiva mantra that becomes a direct means for purification and liberation in the Shaiva Siddhanta spirit of Pati’s saving compassion.

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

It affirms Saguna worship as effective: through devotion to Śiva (often approached as the Linga), the devotee gains divine favor, obstacle-removal, and mantra-upadeśa—showing that form-based worship can culminate in transformative spiritual power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-upāsanā is implied: receive/hold Śiva’s mantra with reverence and practice steady japa and dhyāna, seeking vighna-nāśa and Śiva’s continued prasāda—especially suitable for disciplined daily worship and Mahāśivarātri observance.