Shloka 41

पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धमाहात्म्य-प्रश्नः

Pitṛ-sarga and the Greatness of Śrāddha: The Inquiry

Devanagari script

यद्भक्त्या ते तपश्चीर्णं मम दर्शनकांक्षया । एष दृष्टोऽस्मि भद्रं ते कं कामं करवाणि ते

Transliteration

yadbhaktyā te tapaścīrṇaṃ mama darśanakāṃkṣayā | eṣa dṛṣṭo'smi bhadraṃ te kaṃ kāmaṃ karavāṇi te

Translation

ನನ್ನ ದರ್ಶನದ ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆಯಿಂದ ನೀನು ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ತಪಸ್ಸು ಆಚರಿಸಿದ್ದೀ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನಾನು ಈಗ ನಿನಗೆ ದರ್ಶನ ನೀಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ನಿನಗೆ ಮಂಗಳವಾಗಲಿ—ನಿನ್ನ ಯಾವ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಲಿ?

Word by Word

• yat: which; that (act)
• yat: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun introducing clause

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (करण/instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• te: your; to you
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive/Dative (6th/4th), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic form

• tapaḥ: austerity; penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• cīrṇam: performed
• cīrṇam: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु) + cīrṇa (कृदन्त, past passive participle)
• Form: Kridanta (कृदन्त) PPP (क्त/क्तवतु-भाव), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative, Singular; agrees with tapaḥ; passive sense ‘performed’

• mama: of me; my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• darśana-kāṃkṣayā: with the desire to see (me)
• darśana-kāṃkṣayā: Hetu (हेतु/cause-motive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + kāṃkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष-समास: darśanasya kāṃkṣā

• eṣaḥ: this (I)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• dṛṣṭaḥ: seen; appeared
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, PPP)
• Form: Kridanta PPP (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; with asmi → periphrastic perfect-like ‘have been seen/appeared’

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Karta (कर्ता/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्/Laṭ), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhadram: good fortune; blessings
• bhadram: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative-like blessing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used as benedictive interjection (आशीर्वादार्थ)

• te: to you; for you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic

• kam: which? what?
• kam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun (प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāmam: wish; desire; boon
• kāmam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• karavāṇi: may I do; shall I grant
• karavāṇi: Karta (कर्ता/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्/Optative), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• te: to you; for you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Darśana of Śiva obtained through bhakti and tapas; assurance of boon (vara) as a sign of anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Pati (Shiva) as the compassionate Lord who responds to sincere bhakti and disciplined tapas by granting darshan and offering boons—signifying that divine grace crowns personal effort.

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

It reflects Saguna Shiva’s accessible, personal form: the devotee’s longing for Shiva’s darshan culminates in a direct manifestation. In Linga-worship, the same principle applies—steady devotion and worship lead to Shiva’s felt presence and blessing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady tapas supported by bhakti—such as Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), focused dhyāna on Shiva’s form, and disciplined vrata—aimed specifically at Shiva-darshan rather than worldly gain.