Shloka 2

दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode

Devanagari script

आश्वास्य देवान् विष्ण्वादीन्विहस्य करुणानिधिः । उवाच परमेशानः कुर्वन् परमनुग्रहम्

Transliteration

āśvāsya devān viṣṇvādīnvihasya karuṇānidhiḥ | uvāca parameśānaḥ kurvan paramanugraham

Translation

വിഷ്ണു മുതലായ ദേവന്മാരെ ആശ്വസിപ്പിച്ച്, കരുണാനിധിയായ പരമേശാനൻ മന്ദഹാസത്തോടെ സംസാരിച്ചു; അവർക്കു പരമാനുഗ്രഹം ചൊരിഞ്ഞു।

Word by Word

• आश्वास्य: having comforted
• आश्वास्य: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकाले)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्वस् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष)
• Form: Kṛdanta; Gerund/absolutive (ल्यप्) from √श्वस् with ā-; ‘having comforted/encouraged’

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• विष्णु-आदीन्: (those) beginning with Viṣṇu
• विष्णु-आदीन्: Karma (कर्म/apposition to ‘devān’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; विष्णुः आदिः येषां ते (starting with Viṣṇu)

• विहस्य: having smiled
• विहस्य: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकाले)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-हस् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष)
• Form: Kṛdanta; Gerund/absolutive (ल्यप्) from √हस् with vi-; ‘having smiled/laughed’

• करुणा-निधिः: the ocean/treasure of compassion
• करुणा-निधिः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करुणा (प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘treasure/abode of compassion’ (appellation)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• परमेशानः: the Supreme Lord (Īśāna)
• परमेशानः: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; title/apposition

• कुर्वन्: doing
• कुर्वन्: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta present active participle (शतृ); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘doing/performing’

• परम-अनुग्रहम्: supreme grace
• परम-अनुग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म/object of ‘kurvan’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘supreme favor/grace’

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Parameśāna)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s role as Karuṇānidhi (the inexhaustible source of compassion) whose supreme anugraha (grace) restores the devas and turns fear into spiritual refuge—teaching that liberation and protection ultimately arise from the Lord’s benevolent will.

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

By portraying Parameśāna as approachable, consoling, and responsive, the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā—devotional worship of Śiva (including Liṅga worship) as the compassionate Lord who grants anugraha to devoted seekers and cosmic beings alike.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to seek Śiva’s anugraha through bhakti: daily Liṅga-abhiṣeka with the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” coupled with calm japa/meditation that mirrors the verse’s mood of reassurance and surrender.