Shloka 29

Devanagari script

कस्याद्य व्यसनं घोरं करिष्यामस्तवाज्ञया । कस्य वाद्योत्सवो देव सर्वकामसमृद्धये

Transliteration

kasyādya vyasanaṃ ghoraṃ kariṣyāmastavājñayā | kasya vādyotsavo deva sarvakāmasamṛddhaye

Translation

ഹേ ദേവാ! നിന്റെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം ഇന്ന് ഞങ്ങൾ ആരുടെ മേൽ ഭീകരമായ ദുരിതം വരുത്തണം? കൂടാതെ ആരുടെ സർവകാമസമൃദ്ധിക്കായി വാദ്യനാദങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ ഉത്സവം നടത്തണം?

Word by Word

• कस्य: of whom/whose
• कस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today/now)

• व्यसनम्: calamity/misfortune
• व्यसनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण of व्यसनम्

• करिष्यामः: shall we do
• करिष्यामः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), बहुवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; 2nd person pronoun

• आज्ञया: by (your) command
• आज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• कस्य: of whom/whose
• कस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; interrogative

• वाद्य-उत्सवः: festival of music/instruments
• वाद्य-उत्सवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वाद्यानां उत्सवः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• देव: O god/lord
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• सर्व-काम-समृद्धये: for the fulfillment of all desires
• सर्व-काम-समृद्धये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां कामानां समृद्धिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

Speaker

Shiva’s attendant-gods (gaṇas) addressing Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse portrays Shiva as the sovereign Lord (Pati) who dispenses both discipline and grace through His attendants, indicating that suffering and prosperity unfold under divine governance aligned with karma and Shiva’s compassionate intent.

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

It reflects Saguna Shiva’s active lordship in the world—He responds, commands, and guides events—supporting the devotional understanding that worship of Shiva (including the Linga as His manifest symbol) invites His protection, correction, and blessing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Shiva’s grace through Bhakti and japa—especially the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and to maintain purity with Shaiva observances like vibhuti (tripuṇḍra) and Rudraksha, dedicating outcomes to Shiva’s will.