Shloka 36

Arjuna–Gaṇa Saṃvāda: Bāṇādhikāra, Tāpasa-veṣa, and the Ethics of Tapas (अर्जुन-गणसंवादः)

Devanagari script

अथार्जुनस्य वचनं भिल्लनाथाय विस्तरात् । सर्वं निवेदयामास तस्यै भिल्लपरात्मने

Transliteration

athārjunasya vacanaṃ bhillanāthāya vistarāt | sarvaṃ nivedayāmāsa tasyai bhillaparātmane

Translation

それから彼は、アルジュナの言葉を余すところなく詳らかにビッラ族の主に奏上し、すべてをそのビッラの首長へ伝えた――その内奥において至上主（シヴァ）に帰依する者であった。

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (sequencing adverb)

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna
• अर्जुनस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• वचनम्: speech/message
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• भिल्लनाथाय: to the lord of the Bhillas
• भिल्लनाथाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिल्ल + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; समासः भिल्लानां नाथः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• विस्तरात्: in detail
• विस्तरात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• निवेदयामास: reported/informed
• निवेदयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense (णिच्) implied: निवेदयति

• तस्यै: to him/that one (dat.)
• तस्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• भिल्लपरात्मने: to the Bhilla who was the Supreme Self
• भिल्लपरात्मने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिल्ल + परात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः भिल्लः एव परात्मा (कर्मधारयः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna

FAQs

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

It highlights that true worth is inner orientation to the Supreme (Śiva): even a tribal chief is honored when his heart is fixed on Pati (Lord Shiva), showing bhakti and surrender as central to liberation.

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

By calling the Bhilla leader “parātmā” (set on the Supreme), the verse points to Saguna devotion—reverent listening, reporting, and faithful service—through which devotees approach Shiva, often expressed in Purana narratives as Linga-worship and obedient participation in Shiva’s dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śravaṇa and kīrtana—hearing and faithfully conveying Shiva-related words—supported by daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a steady inner “parātmā” orientation.