Shloka 13

दुर्वाससः तपः-प्रभावः तथा देवाः ब्रह्म-विष्ण्वोः शरणागमनम् | Durvāsā’s Tapas and the Devas’ Appeal to Brahmā and Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

अथ तत्र समेस्तास्तु ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । मुने संमन्त्रयाञ्चक्रुरन्योन्यं जगतां हितम्

Transliteration

atha tatra samestāstu brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ | mune saṃmantrayāñcakruranyonyaṃ jagatāṃ hitam

Translation

അപ്പോൾ, ഹേ മുനേ, അവിടെ ബ്രഹ്മാവും വിഷ്ണുവും മഹേശ്വരനും ഒന്നിച്ചു കൂടി, പരസ്പരം ആലോചിച്ച് ലോകങ്ങളുടെ ഹിതത്തിനായി തീരുമാനിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence/beginning particle)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• समेताः: assembled
• समेताः: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-इ (धातु) → समेत (कृदन्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘समागताः’ (having assembled)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-महेश्वराः: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara
• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-महेश्वराः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• संमन्त्रयाम्: they consulted/discussed
• संमन्त्रयाम्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-मन्त्रय् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; (sandhi in periphrastic perfect construction)

• चक्रुः: they did (auxiliary in ‘consulted’)
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate auxiliary)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘कृ’ का लिट् रूप (they did)

• अन्योन्यम्: mutually
• अन्योन्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्योन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् परस्परार्थे अव्ययप्रयोग (reciprocal adverbial use: mutually)

• जगताम्: of the worlds/of beings
• जगताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

• हितम्: welfare/benefit
• हितम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक; √हि/धा-निहित ‘placed/beneficial’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a shrine-origin; it depicts the functional concord of the Trimūrti in deliberation for loka-saṅgraha (welfare of worlds).

Significance: Teaches dharmic governance: cosmic offices coordinate under the supremacy of Maheśvara; for devotees, it affirms that divine order (sthiti) includes counsel and compassionate planning for beings.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva (Maheshvara)

FAQs

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

It presents loka-hita (the welfare of beings) as a divine priority: even cosmic powers act through mutual counsel, with Maheśvara (Pati) ensuring harmony and right order for the worlds.

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

By naming Maheśvara alongside Brahmā and Viṣṇu, the verse highlights Śiva’s Saguna role as the accessible Lord who governs and protects the cosmos—an idea embodied in Liṅga worship as the visible focus of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is sankalpa for jagat-hita: worship Śiva with the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while cultivating intentions of compassion and protection for all beings.