Shloka 8

तपः–मन्त्रजप–ध्यानविधिः

Protocol of Tapas, Mantra-Japa, and Śiva-Dhyāna

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । स्वस्थानं गच्छत सुराः सर्वे सत्यन्न संशयः । सर्वथाहं करिष्यामि कार्यं वो नात्र संशय

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | svasthānaṃ gacchata surāḥ sarve satyanna saṃśayaḥ | sarvathāhaṃ kariṣyāmi kāryaṃ vo nātra saṃśaya

Translation

シヴァは言われた。「神々よ、皆それぞれの住処へ帰りなさい。これは真実であり、疑いはない。いかなる形であれ、汝らの務めは我が成し遂げよう。これにも疑いはない。」

Word by Word

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्; perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada; irregular perfect of √vac

• sva-sthānam: to your own place
• sva-sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa-samāsa (‘one’s own place’)

• gacchata: go
• gacchata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्; imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• surāḥ: O gods
• surāḥ: Sambodhyā (सम्बोधनार्थे प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• sarve: all
• sarve: Sambodhyā (सम्बोधनार्थे)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; used appositionally with surāḥ

• satyam: (it is) true
• satyam: Prayojaka-vākya-bhāva (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate nominative (विधेय)

• na: not/no
• na: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation particle (निषेध)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Prayojaka-vākya-bhāva (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• sarvathā: in every way / certainly
• sarvathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Uttama-puruṣa pronoun; Prathamā, Ekavacana

• kariṣyāmi: will do
• kariṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्; periphrastic future), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• kāryam: the task/needful act
• kāryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• vaḥ: of you / for you
• vaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/genitive), Bahuvacana; enclitic pronoun

• na: not
• na: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation particle

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, deictic adverb (देशवाचक)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Prayojaka-vākya-bhāva (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as Pati (the Lord) whose will is unfailing: when beings surrender their anxiety to Him, He removes doubt and completes what is necessary for dharma, urging them to rest in trust rather than fear.

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

It reflects Saguna Śiva’s compassionate, personal role as protector and guide—qualities devotees approach through Liṅga-worship, where faith (śraddhā) in Śiva’s assurance becomes central to devotion and stability of mind.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate niścaya (certainty) by japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and offer mental surrender (śaraṇāgati), releasing doubt while trusting Śiva to “accomplish the task.”