Shloka 58

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

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

Devanagari script

अजेयश्चामरश्चैव सोऽद्यापि तपसांनिधिः । लिंगार्चनरतो नित्यं दृश्यते सिद्धचारणैः

Transliteration

ajeyaścāmaraścaiva so'dyāpi tapasāṃnidhiḥ | liṃgārcanarato nityaṃ dṛśyate siddhacāraṇaiḥ

Translation

ອະເຈຍ ແລະ ອະມະຣະ—ຜູ້ເປັນຄັງສົມບັດແຫ່ງຕະປະສະຍາຈົນຮອດທຸກມື້ນີ້—ຍັງຄົງອຸທິດໃຈບູຊາພຣະສິວະ-ລິງຄະເປັນນິດ ແລະ ສິດທະກັບຈາຣະນະໄດ້ເຫັນທ່ານ។

Word by Word

• अजेयः: unconquerable
• अजेयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + जेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ (negating prefix)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अमरः: immortal
• अमरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• तपसाम्-निधिः: a treasure of austerities
• तपसाम्-निधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (treasure of austerities), पूर्वपद बहुवचन-षष्ठी (तपसाम्)

• लिङ्ग-अर्चन-रतः: devoted to liṅga-worship
• लिङ्ग-अर्चन-रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (लिङ्गस्य अर्चने रतः / devoted to worship of the liṅga)

• नित्यं: always
• नित्यं: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: is seen)

• सिद्ध-चारणैः: by Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्ध-चारणैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (siddhas and cāraṇas)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Siddhas
• Charanas
• Ajeya
• Amara

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that steadfast tapas guided into daily Śiva-liṅga worship matures into an enduring spiritual state—so luminous that perfected beings (Siddhas) themselves recognize it—indicating proximity to Pati (Śiva) and the purification of the bound soul (paśu).

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

It presents liṅgārcana as a living, continuous discipline: by worshipping the Liṅga (Saguna symbol of the Nirguna Lord), devotion becomes stable and visible in one’s being, reflecting Śiva’s grace (anugraha) that elevates the devotee.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is nitya liṅgārcana—daily worship with disciplined tapas: regular abhiṣeka, offering bilva leaves, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and a steady vow-like consistency rather than occasional ritual.