Shloka 36

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

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

Devanagari script

सर्वभूतेष्वानुकूल्यं भजेयं यत्र तत्रगः । कुले प्रभृति रुचिता ममास्तु तव दर्शनात्

Transliteration

sarvabhūteṣvānukūlyaṃ bhajeyaṃ yatra tatragaḥ | kule prabhṛti rucitā mamāstu tava darśanāt

Translation

ຂໍໃຫ້ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຝຶກຝົນຄວາມເປັນມິດຕໍ່ສັດທັງປວງ ໄປໄດ້ທຸກບ່ອນຢ່າງເສຣີ. ນັບແຕ່ມື້ນີ້ເປັນຕົ້ນໄປ ດ້ວຍພຣະກະລຸນາແຫ່ງການໄດ້ເຫັນທ່ານ ຂໍໃຫ້ໃຈຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຊື່ນບານໃນຕະກູນ ແລະສາຍເລືອດຂອງຕົນ.

Word by Word

• सर्वभूतेषु: in all beings
• सर्वभूतेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वाणि भूतानि)

• आनुकूल्यम्: favorableness, friendliness
• आनुकूल्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनुकूल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• भजेयम्: may I practice/serve
• भजेयम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष? actually उत्तमपुरुष (1st person/उत्तमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• तत्रगः: going there (wherever)
• तत्रगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्रग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तत्र + गः = there-going)

• कुले: in the family/lineage
• कुले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• प्रभृति: from (the beginning)
• प्रभृति: Avyaya-sambandha (अव्ययसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/आरम्भार्थक (from, beginning with)

• रुचिता: pleasing, agreeable
• रुचिता: Karta-predicative (कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (रुचिता = pleasing/liked)

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दर्शनात्: from (your) sight/seeing
• दर्शनात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse presents a Shaiva ethical ideal: universal goodwill (ānukūlya) toward all beings and a transformed, purified disposition arising from divine darśana—an inner shift that supports liberation-oriented living.

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

In Shaiva practice, darśana of Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) is not merely external; it refines the devotee’s mind into compassion and harmony, showing that true worship expresses itself as benevolence toward all beings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pair daily Shiva-darśana (Linga worship) with a vow of non-harming and friendliness—supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a discipline to stabilize that attitude.