Shloka 16

Devanagari script

इति संचिन्त्य हृदये निजगाद महामुनिम् । तावद्धैर्यं कुरु स्वामिन्यावत्त्वां पारयामि न

Transliteration

iti saṃcintya hṛdaye nijagāda mahāmunim | tāvaddhairyaṃ kuru svāminyāvattvāṃ pārayāmi na

Translation

ຫຼັງຈາກທີ່ໄດ້ຄິດໃນໃຈດັ່ງນັ້ນ, ລາວກໍໄດ້ກ່າວຕໍ່ລືສີຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ວ່າ: “ໂອ້ ທ່ານຜູ້ສູງສົ່ງ, ຈົ່ງມີຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງ ແລະ ກ້າຫານ—ຈົນກວ່າຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະສາມາດພາທ່ານຜ່ານໄປໄດ້ຢ່າງປອດໄພ, ຢ່າຟ້າវທໍ້ຖອຍໃຈ”.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• संचिन्त्य: having reflected
• संचिन्त्य: पूर्वकाल (Gerund—prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + चिन्त् (धातु √चिन्त्, ल्यप्)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund) — 'having thought/considered'

• हृदये: in (his) heart
• हृदये: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• निजगाद: said, spoke
• निजगाद: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद् (धातु √गद्, लिट्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महामुनिम्: to the great sage
• महामुनिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महान् मुनिः

• तावत्: for that long, meanwhile
• तावत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/कालवाचक (adverb: 'so long/for that much')

• धैर्यम्: patience, courage
• धैर्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• कुरु: do, keep (be)
• कुरु: क्रिया (Imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु √कृ, लोट्)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वामिनि: O lady, O mistress
• स्वामिनि: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• यावत्: until, as long as
• यावत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यावदर्थक (correlative adverb: 'as long as/until')

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पारयामि: I will take (you) across
• पारयामि: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पॄ (धातु √पॄ/पारय् णिच्, लट्)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) — 'I cause to cross/bring across'

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

Speaker

A devotee/participant in the narrative addressing a great sage (within Suta Goswami’s narration in the Umāsaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It highlights dhairya (steadfastness) as a prerequisite for grace—when the seeker remains firm amid difficulty, the path to being “carried across” (pāraṇa) becomes possible through right guidance and divine support.

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

In Shaiva practice, devotion to Saguna Shiva (as Linga and compassionate Lord) is sustained by perseverance; this verse mirrors the devotee’s instruction to hold steady until protective guidance completes the ‘crossing’ from distress to auspiciousness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to maintain steady japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with calm resolve during trials, treating patience itself as a discipline supporting worship.