Shloka 34

दधीचाश्रमगमनम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and Dadhīca’s Fearlessness

Kṣu’s Request

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वैतदखिलं तत्र च्यावनिस्सततं तदा । विष्णुमाह जगन्नाथं जगत्स्तु वमजं विभुम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvaitadakhilaṃ tatra cyāvanissatataṃ tadā | viṣṇumāha jagannāthaṃ jagatstu vamajaṃ vibhum

Translation

ഇതെല്ലാം കണ്ട ച്യാവന മുനി അപ്പോൾ നിരന്തരം വിഷ്ണുവിനെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്തു—ഹേ ജഗന്നാഥാ, ഹേ ജഗദാധാരാ, ഹേ അജാ, ഹേ സർവ്വവ്യാപി വിഭോ!

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अखिलम्: entire, whole
• अखिलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) of ‘एतत्’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: देशाधिकरण (Spatial setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• च्यावनिः: Cyāvani (proper name)
• च्यावनिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यावनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आह: said/spoke
• आह: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगन्नाथम्: Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथम्: कर्म (Karma/Object apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जगतः नाथः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विष्णोः विशेषण/उपाधि

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: सम्बन्ध/उपपद (Contextual; with ‘तु’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st) / द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• वमजम्: born from Vama (epithet; reading uncertain)
• वमजम्: कर्म (Karma/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वमज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विष्णोः विशेषण

• विभुम्: all-pervading, mighty
• विभुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विष्णोः विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Chyavana

FAQs

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

It highlights satata-bhakti—steady, repeated remembrance and address to the Divine—showing that sincere devotion and recognition of the Lord’s unborn, all-pervading nature is spiritually transformative, even within Shaiva narrative settings.

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

Though Viṣṇu is addressed here, the Shiva Purana frequently teaches reverence to the Supreme through accessible forms (saguṇa upāsanā). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, devotion to a manifest Lord supports purification and prepares the seeker for Pati (Shiva) realization—Linga-worship being a principal Shaiva form of that saguṇa approach.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The key takeaway is satataṃ-japa and remembrance: maintain continuous prayerful address to the Lord. Practically, this aligns with daily mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) alongside simple purity observances like bhasma-dhāraṇa and focused meditation.