Shloka 10

Śiva-nāma-smaraṇa and Śambhu’s Protective Manifestation

Dāruka Episode

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । इति संप्रार्थितश्शंभुर्विवरान्निर्गतस्तदा । भवनेनोत्तमेनाथ चतुर्द्वारयुतेन च

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | iti saṃprārthitaśśaṃbhurvivarānnirgatastadā | bhavanenottamenātha caturdvārayutena ca

Translation

スータは語った。「このように切に祈り求められると、シャンブはその裂け目からその時現れ出た。主は四つの門を備えた最上の神聖なる住処とともに見えた。」

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यपरिसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• saṃprārthitaḥ: having been entreated
• saṃprārthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-arth (धातु) + saṃprārthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having been earnestly entreated’

• śaṃbhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vivarāt: from the opening
• vivarāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nirgataḥ: emerged
• nirgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-gam (धातु) + nirgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘gone out/emerged’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक

• bhavanena: by/with the mansion; through the building
• bhavanena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• uttamena: excellent
• uttamena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying bhavanena)

• atha: then
• atha: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (discourse particle: then/now)

• caturdvārayutena: endowed with four doors
• caturdvārayutena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्या) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: चतुर्-द्वार (द्विगु) + युत (तत्पुरुष: ‘endowed with four doors’)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चयः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga-sthala; the verse depicts epiphanic emergence of Śambhu in response to prayer, a generic purāṇic theophany motif.

Significance: General teaching: sincere prārthanā and pūjā invite Śiva’s darśana and protection.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Shambhu)

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Śambhu—the compassionate Lord who responds to sincere prayer by granting darśana, indicating that grace (anugraha) arises when devotion becomes wholehearted.

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

Kotirudra narratives often connect sacred places and manifestations to Jyotirliṅga worship; here, Shiva’s emerging “from an opening” suggests a tangible, saguna mode of revelation through which devotees can approach the transcendent Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The key takeaway is heartfelt saṃprārthanā (earnest supplication); in practice this aligns with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused prayer for Shiva’s darśana.