Shloka 56

Devanagari script

विश्वेदेवस्वरूपस्य ब्राह्मणस्येदमासनम् । इति दर्भासनं दत्त्वा दर्भपाणिस्स्वयं स्थितः

Transliteration

viśvedevasvarūpasya brāhmaṇasyedamāsanam | iti darbhāsanaṃ dattvā darbhapāṇissvayaṃ sthitaḥ

Translation

「この座は、ヴィシュヴェーデーヴァ神群の姿を体現するバラモンのためのものです。」そう言って、彼は神聖なダルバ草で作られた座を捧げた。そして、自らも手にダルバ草を持ち、控えて立った。

Word by Word

• विश्वेदेव-स्वरूपस्य: of (one) having the form of the Viśvedevas
• विश्वेदेव-स्वरूपस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वेदेव + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (of the form of the Viśvedevas)

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of the brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता; predicative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आसनम्: seat
• आसनम्: Karta (कर्ता; predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative marker)

• दर्भ-आसनम्: a darbha-grass seat
• दर्भ-आसनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (seat of darbha grass)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• दर्भ-पाणिः: (he) with darbha in hand
• दर्भ-पाणिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (one whose hand holds darbha)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता; emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: आत्मवाचक अव्यय (reflexive/emphatic: oneself)

• स्थितः: stood/remained
• स्थितः: Kriyā (क्रिया; predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अवस्थावाचक

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Vishvedevas
• Brahmana

FAQs

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

The verse teaches reverence and humility: a Brāhmaṇa guest is honored as embodying the divine collective (Viśvedevas), and offering a pure darbha seat becomes an act of dharma that purifies the mind and supports devotion (bhakti) aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta ethics.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, outer acts of purity and hospitality train inner surrender. Respecting a sacred guest as divine complements Linga-puja by cultivating the same attitude of seeing Shiva’s presence in worthy embodiments and maintaining ritual sanctity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to traditional ritual purity using darbha: preparing a darbha seat (āsana) and holding darbha for sanctification during rites—practices commonly paired with mantra-japa and puja as a disciplined, sattvic preparation.