Shloka 33

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्याः पार्वत्यास्स यदूद्वहः । उवाच सुप्रसन्नात्मा भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | ityākarṇya vacastasyāḥ pārvatyāssa yadūdvahaḥ | uvāca suprasannātmā bhaktiyuktena cetasā

Translation

ಸನತ್ಕುಮಾರನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಪಾರ್ವತಿಯ ಆ ವಚನಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ಯದುವಂಶದ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನು, ಅಂತರಾತ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಮ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನನಾಗಿ ಭಕ್ತಿಯುಕ್ತ ಚಿತ್ತದಿಂದ ಉತ್ತರಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

• sanatkumāraḥ: Sanatkumāra
• sanatkumāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanatkumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle/इति-शब्दः (वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक)

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √kṛṇ (धातु; ‘कॄण्/कर्ण्’ hear)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having heard’

• vacaḥ: speech; words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Prathamā/Dvitīyā (Nom./Acc.), Ekavacana; here Accusative as object of ākarṇya

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen.), Ekavacana

• pārvatyāḥ: of Pārvatī
• pārvatyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen.), Ekavacana

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana

• yadūdvahaḥ: the foremost of the Yadus
• yadūdvahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadu + udvaha (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘yadūnām udvahaḥ’ = ‘best of the Yadus’

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

• suprasannātmā: one whose mind was very pleased
• suprasannātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + prasanna + ātman (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana; बहुव्रीहि: ‘yasya ātmā suprasannaḥ saḥ’

• bhaktiyuktena: endowed with devotion
• bhaktiyuktena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti + yukta (प्रातिपदिक; yukta = कृदन्त/PPP from √yuj ‘युज्’)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.)/Puṃliṅga (m.) instrumental singular agreeing with ‘cetasā’ (n. instr. sg.); tatpuruṣa: ‘bhaktyā yukta’

• cetasā: with (his) mind
• cetasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Tṛtīyā (Instr.), Ekavacana

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva principle that true response to sacred counsel arises from a mind made calm through bhakti—devotion that aligns the inner self toward Pati (the Lord) and supports right understanding and action.

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

Though the Linga is not explicitly named here, the verse describes the inner qualification for Saguna Shiva worship: listening (śravaṇa) with receptivity and replying from a devotion-filled, tranquil mind—an essential mood in Linga-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is devotional listening and contemplation: hear sacred instruction with steadiness, then respond or act from bhakti-yukta citta. This pairs naturally with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to stabilize the mind.