Shloka 54

Viśvānara-Gṛhapati Upākhyāna — Śivasya Agni-gṛhe Avatāraḥ

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

Devanagari script

याच्ञाम्प्रति नियुक्तम्मां किं ब्रूषे दैन्यकारिणीम् । इति ज्ञात्वा महेशान यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु

Transliteration

yācñāmprati niyuktammāṃ kiṃ brūṣe dainyakāriṇīm | iti jñātvā maheśāna yathecchasi tathā kuru

Translation

«ພຣະອົງໄດ້ແຕ່ງຕັ້ງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໃຫ້ເຮັດການວອນຂໍ ແຕ່ເປັນຫຍັງຈຶ່ງກ່າວກັບຂ້າພະເຈົ້າດ້ວຍຖ້ອຍຄໍາທີ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ອັບອາຍແລະທຸກໃຈ? ໂອ ມະເຫສານາ, ເມື່ອຮູ້ແລ້ວ ຈົ່ງເຮັດຕາມພຣະປະສົງຂອງພຣະອົງ»។

Word by Word

• याच्ञाम्: a request/begging
• याच्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याच्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards/for
• प्रति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्गप्राय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (preposition) — ‘towards/with regard to’

• नियुक्तम्: appointed/assigned
• नियुक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + युज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; माम् इति विशेषण—‘appointed/engaged’

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• ब्रूषे: you say/speak
• ब्रूषे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• दैन्य-कारिणीम्: causing misery/poverty
• दैन्य-कारिणीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—याच्ञाम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Prayojaka (उक्तिसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• महेशान: O Mahēśāna
• महेशान: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• इच्छसि: you wish
• इच्छसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तथा: so/accordingly
• तथा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (correlative adverb)

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed as honest humility: the devotee acknowledges emotional pain yet ultimately yields to Śiva’s will, reflecting Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on grace (anugraha) and surrender to Pati (the Lord).

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

It models Saguna devotion—addressing Śiva personally as Maheśāna and relating through prayer and dialogue. Such intimacy is foundational to Linga-worship, where the devotee approaches Śiva as the compassionate Lord who responds through grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is inner śaraṇāgati (refuge): while chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offer one’s request and then mentally conclude, “yathecchasi tathā kuru”—letting Śiva’s will prevail.