Shloka 4

Devanagari script

नातप्ततपसो यांति शिवलोकमनामयम् । शिवानुग्रहसद्धेतुस्तप एव महामुने

Transliteration

nātaptatapaso yāṃti śivalokamanāmayam | śivānugrahasaddhetustapa eva mahāmune

Translation

ತಪಸ್ಸು ಮಾಡದವರು ನಿರಾಮಯವಾದ ಶಿವಲೋಕವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯರು. ಓ ಮಹಾಮುನಿಯೇ! ಶಿವಾನುಗ್ರಹಕ್ಕೆ ಸತ್ಯವೂ ನಿಶ್ಚಿತವೂ ಆದ ಕಾರಣ ತಪಸ್ಸೇ.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• ātapta-tapasaḥ: of the non-austere (those without penance)
• ātapta-tapasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-tapta + tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; बहुव्रीहि used as qualifier of implied 'janāḥ': 'of those who have not performed austerity'

• yānti: go
• yānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• śivalokam: Śiva’s world
• śivalokam: Gati-karma (गतिकर्म/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; destination object with √yā

• anāmayam: free from disease/sorrow
• anāmayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifying 'śivalokam'

• śivānugraha-sad-hetuḥ: the true cause of Śiva’s grace
• śivānugraha-sad-hetuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + anugraha + sat + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; multi-member तत्पुरुष: 'the true cause (sad-hetu) of Śiva’s grace'

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; in apposition/predicate with 'hetuḥ'

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• mahāmune: O great sage
• mahāmune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; addressing the sage

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching tradition of the Umāsaṃhitā to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames Śivaloka (anāmayam) as the goal and identifies tapas as the ‘sat-hetu’ (sure cause) for Śiva’s anugraha—aligning pilgrimage/vrata disciplines with inner austerity as eligibility for grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s anugraha (grace) is firmly connected with tapas—disciplined self-purification—without which one does not reach the sorrowless Śivaloka.

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

In Linga/Saguna Śiva worship, external offerings bear fruit when supported by inner tapas—steadiness, restraint, and regular sādhana—making the devotee a fit vessel for Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Undertake a vrata or disciplined sādhana—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), fasting/niyama, and daily worship—performed with restraint and consistency as tapas.