Shloka 55

Śivapūjā-stuti: Deva-Ṛṣi-Paramparāyāṃ Śaṃkara-caritasya Prastāvaḥ

Prelude to Śaṃkara’s narrative and the lineage of Śiva-worship

Devanagari script

इति ते कथितं तात यत्पृष्टं भवतानघ । शाङ्करं चरितं दिव्यं किमन्यत्प्रष्टुमिच्छसि

Transliteration

iti te kathitaṃ tāta yatpṛṣṭaṃ bhavatānagha | śāṅkaraṃ caritaṃ divyaṃ kimanyatpraṣṭumicchasi

Translation

ഹേ താത, ഹേ പാപരഹിതനേ! നീ ചോദിച്ചതെല്ലാം ഞാൻ പറഞ്ഞു. ശങ്കരൻ (ശിവൻ) എന്ന ദൈവത്തിന്റെ ദിവ്യചരിതം വിവരിക്കപ്പെട്ടു; ഇനി എന്താണ് ചോദിക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹം?

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी (4th/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कथितम्: (has been) told
• कथितम्: Karma (कर्म/that which is said)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः

• तात: dear one/son
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• यत्: which/what
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• पृष्टम्: asked
• पृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म/asked thing)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (करण/instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (honorific); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• शाङ्करम्: pertaining to Śaṅkara (Śiva’s)
• शाङ्करम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• चरितम्: deed/life-story
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; √चर् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रष्टुम्: to ask
• प्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (infinitive/तुमुन्); अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• इच्छसि: you wish/desire
• इच्छसि: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrator voice concluding a reply within the Kotirudra Samhita dialogue tradition)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A formal narrative closure (phala-śruti style transition): the ‘divine Śāṅkara-carita’ is completed and the listener is invited to ask further—typical Purāṇic pedagogy.

Significance: Affirms śiva-kathā as itself a sacred act; listening is a means of purification and orientation toward Śiva.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse marks the completion of a query and emphasizes that hearing Śiva’s divine deeds (Śāṅkara-carita) is itself a purifying, bhakti-awakening act that supports the Shaiva Siddhanta path toward Śiva’s grace and liberation.

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

By highlighting Śiva’s “divine narrative,” it validates Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through his named form (Śaṅkara) and sacred stories—an entry point that matures devotion and leads the seeker toward deeper realization of Śiva’s supreme nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śravaṇa (devotional listening/recitation) of Śiva-kathā; it can be paired with japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a focused contemplative practice.