Shloka 61

अत्रीश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनम् (Atrīśvara-māhātmya-varṇanam) — “Account of the Greatness of Atrīśvara”

Devanagari script

अत्रीश्वरस्य माहात्म्यमित्युक्तं वः सुखावहम् । भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं सर्वकामदं भक्ति वर्द्धनम्

Transliteration

atrīśvarasya māhātmyamityuktaṃ vaḥ sukhāvaham | bhuktimuktipradaṃ sarvakāmadaṃ bhakti varddhanam

Translation

അത്രീശ്വരന്റെ മഹാത്മ്യം ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളോട് പറഞ്ഞു; അത് സുഖവും ക്ഷേമവും നൽകുന്നതാണ്. ഇത് ഭോഗവും മോക്ഷവും പ്രദാനം ചെയ്ത്, എല്ലാ യോഗ്യ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളും നിറവേറ്റി, ഭക്തിയെ വർദ്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• atrīśvarasya: of Atrīśvara
• atrīśvarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) [genitive relation]
• Type: Noun
• Root: atrīśvara (प्रातिपदिक: atri + īśvara)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'atryāḥ īśvaraḥ' = Lord of Atri (Atrīśvara)

• māhātmyam: greatness/glory
• māhātmyam: Karma (कर्म) [object of 'uktaṃ']
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति), marks end of statement

• uktam: has been said
• uktam: Kriyā (क्रिया) [passive predicate]
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त; past passive participle) used predicatively; Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with implied 'idam' or with clause; sense: 'has been said'

• vaḥ: to you
• vaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान) [recipient]
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी) or Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Plural (बहुवचन); here best as Dative 'to you' (recipient of speech)

• sukha-āvaham: bringing happiness
• sukha-āvaham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक from ā-vah)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'sukham āvahati' = bringing happiness; agrees with 'māhātmyam/uktam (idam)'

• bhukti-mukti-pradam: granting enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-pradam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca pradadāti' = granting enjoyment and liberation; agrees with 'māhātmyam (idam)'

• sarva-kāma-dam: fulfilling all desires
• sarva-kāma-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक from dā)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'sarvān kāmān dadāti' = giving all desires; agrees with 'māhātmyam (idam)'

• bhakti-vardhanam: increasing devotion
• bhakti-vardhanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + vardhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'bhaktiṃ vardhayati' = increasing devotion; agrees with 'māhātmyam (idam)'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Concluding phalaśruti of Atrīśvara-māhātmya: hearing/knowing the kṣetra’s greatness yields bhukti and mukti and strengthens devotion.

Significance: Frames Śiva as both giver of worldly welfare and liberator; the kṣetra-māhātmya functions as a grace-channel for paśu to transcend pāśa.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Atrīśvara

FAQs

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

It summarizes the fruit (phala) of hearing the Atrīśvara Māhātmya: it nurtures bhakti toward Pati (Śiva) and leads from bhukti (rightly ordered worldly welfare) toward mukti (liberation), aligning the devotee with Śiva’s grace.

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

By praising the Māhātmya of Atrīśvara, it affirms Saguna-Śiva worship through the Liṅga as a grace-filled means: devotion ripens through sacred hearing and remembrance, and Śiva grants both life-supporting boons and ultimate release.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse highlights śravaṇa (devotional listening) of the Māhātmya as a practice; in Jyotirlinga context this is commonly paired with Liṅga-abhisheka and japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to deepen bhakti.