Shloka 36

Viśvānara-Gṛhapati Upākhyāna — Śivasya Agni-gṛhe Avatāraḥ

The Account of Viśvānara Gṛhapati and Śiva’s Descent into the House of Fire

Devanagari script

अथ त्रयोदशे मासि स्नात्वा त्रिपथगाम्भसि । प्रत्यूष एव वीरेशं यावदायाति स द्विजः

Transliteration

atha trayodaśe māsi snātvā tripathagāmbhasi | pratyūṣa eva vīreśaṃ yāvadāyāti sa dvijaḥ

Translation

ຕໍ່ມາ ໃນເດືອນທີສິບສາມ ທ່ານໄດ້ອາບນ້ຳໃນນ້ຳແຫ່ງຕຣິປະຖະຄາ—ແມ່ນ້ຳຄົງຄາຜູ້ໄຫຼຜ່ານສາມໂລກ. ໃນຍາມຮຸ່ງອ່ອນ ພຣາຫມັນຜູ້ເກີດສອງຄັ້ງນັ້ນ ໄດ້ໄປຫາວີເຣສະ (ພຣະສິວະ) ແລະຢືນຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນ ຈົນກວ່າຈະເຂົ້າເຖິງພຣະອົງ.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक (indeclinable; then/thereupon)

• त्रयोदशे: in the thirteenth
• त्रयोदशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; 'मासि' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (locative singular)

• मासि: month
• मासि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (locative singular)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); 'having bathed'

• त्रिपथगा-अम्भसि: in the water of the Tripathagā (Gaṅgā)
• त्रिपथगा-अम्भसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपथगा (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: त्रिपथगायाः अम्भसि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (locative singular)

• प्रत्यूषे: at dawn
• प्रत्यूषे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (locative singular)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (indeclinable; emphatic/only/indeed)

• वीरेशम्: Vīreśa
• वीरेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• यावत्: until
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; temporal limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधी/पर्यन्तार्थक (indeclinable; until/as long as)

• आयाति: comes
• आयाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (comes)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• द्विजः: the Brahmin
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; 'ब्राह्मणः' (nominative singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganga

FAQs

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

It highlights disciplined sādhana: purification through tīrtha-snāna (Gaṅgā) and timely, dawn-centered approach to Lord Śiva. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, outer purity supports inner receptivity to Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

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

Vīreśa is invoked as a personal, accessible form of Śiva (saguṇa upāsanā). The verse implies approaching the Lord for darśana after ritual purification—typical of Liṅga-temple worship where devotion is expressed through time, cleanliness, and presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Pre-dawn (pratyūṣa) worship after bathing—ideally with mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple offerings—emphasizing regularity and purity as part of a vrata.