Shloka 42

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

अस्तवञ्चापि सर्वेशं शंकरम्भक्तवत्सलम् । सर्वकार्यकरं ज्ञात्वा दुष्टगर्वापहारकम्

Transliteration

astavañcāpi sarveśaṃ śaṃkarambhaktavatsalam | sarvakāryakaraṃ jñātvā duṣṭagarvāpahārakam

Translation

ശങ്കരൻ സർവേശ്വരൻ, ഭക്തവത്സലൻ, സർവകാര്യസാധകൻ, ദുഷ്ടഗർവ്വനാശകൻ എന്നു അറിഞ്ഞ് അവളും അവനെ സ്തുതിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• astavan: (he) praised
• astavan: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); धातु: स्तु (to praise)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• sarva-īśam: the Lord of all
• sarva-īśam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः—सर्वेषां ईशः (lord of all)

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• bhakta-vatsalam: affectionate to devotees
• bhakta-vatsalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक) + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) of sarva-īśam/śaṃkaram; तत्पुरुषः—भक्तेषु वत्सलः (affectionate to devotees)

• sarva-kārya-karam: doer of all works
• sarva-kārya-karam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः—सर्वाणि कार्याणि करोति इति (doer of all tasks)

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), धातु: ज्ञा (to know); अर्थ: ‘having known’

• duṣṭa-garva-apahārakam: remover of evil pride
• duṣṭa-garva-apahārakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + garva (प्रातिपदिक) + apahāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः—दुष्टस्य गर्वस्य अपहर्ता (remover of wicked pride)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it characterizes Śaṅkara as bhaktavatsala and remover of arrogance, typical of kṣetra-māhātmya praise but without a named site here.

Significance: Frames Śiva-bhakti as transformative: pride (garva) is dissolved and undertakings succeed when aligned with Śiva’s will.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who responds to bhakti: true praise (stotra) is not mere poetry but ego-purification, because Śiva is described as the remover of duṣṭa-garva (corrupt pride), a key obstacle to grace and liberation.

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

By calling Śiva ‘bhaktavatsala’ and ‘sarvakāryakara,’ the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā—approaching the personal Lord through praise, prayer, and worship (including Liṅga-pūjā), trusting that He completes the devotee’s righteous aims and inner transformation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Stotra-japa and nāma-smaraṇa are implied: recite hymns to Śaṅkara with humility, aligning the mind with devotion; this can be paired with Pañcākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Liṅga-pūjā to cultivate surrender and reduce ego.