Shloka 27

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

रामो यद्बलमाश्रित्य शिवदत्तश्च वै पुरा । त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो नक्षत्रं ददाह हृषितो मुनिः

Transliteration

rāmo yadbalamāśritya śivadattaśca vai purā | triḥsaptakṛtvo nakṣatraṃ dadāha hṛṣito muniḥ

Translation

いにしえ、同じ力に依りて、ラーマとシヴァダッタもまた—心喜ぶ牟尼として—ナクシャトラの星宿を二十一度焼き尽くした。

Word by Word

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular; विशेषण (qualifying बलम्)

• बलम्: strength/power
• बलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular

• आश्रित्य: having relied on
• आश्रित्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Absolutive relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ+श्रि (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/ल्यप्), अव्ययभाव — ‘having resorted to’

• शिवदत्तः: Śivadatta (name/‘given by Śiva’)
• शिवदत्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवदत्त (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + दत्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular; (appositional epithet/name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• त्रिः: thrice
• त्रिः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Measure)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिः (अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-अव्यय (numeral adverb)

• सप्तकृत्वः: seven times
• सप्तकृत्वः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Measure)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सप्तकृत्वस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (frequency adverb) — ‘seven times’; here with त्रिः = ‘three times seven’

• नक्षत्रम्: constellation/asterism
• नक्षत्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular

• ददाह: burned
• ददाह: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — 3rd sg perfect

• हृषितः: delighted
• हृषितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृषित (प्रातिपदिक; हृष् धातु से क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular; विशेषण (qualifying मुनिः)

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga legend; it recalls ancient feats performed by relying on Śiva-given power (śivadatta), emphasizing Śiva as the ultimate grantor of śakti and the regulator of cosmic order even over stellar realms.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: stellar conflagration motif (burning the nakṣatra-sphere)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rama
• Shivadatta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that extraordinary capacity arises by taking refuge in a higher, Shiva-bestowed power—pointing to Shaiva Siddhanta’s central theme that the finite soul (paśu) becomes capable through the Lord’s grace (pati-anugraha).

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

The verse highlights reliance on Shiva’s bestowed śakti, aligning with Saguna Shiva worship where the devotee approaches Shiva (often through the Liṅga) for grace, empowerment, and removal of bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) expressed through japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and regular Liṅga-pūjā, seeking Shiva’s anugraha rather than mere personal effort.