Shloka 64

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness

Devanagari script

अजरामरतां नीतस्तीर्त्वा शापं पुनश्च सः । शंकरेण कृतः प्रीत्या नित्यं लम्बोदरानुगः

Transliteration

ajarāmaratāṃ nītastīrtvā śāpaṃ punaśca saḥ | śaṃkareṇa kṛtaḥ prītyā nityaṃ lambodarānugaḥ

Translation

शाप ओलांडून तो अजर-अमर अवस्थेला पोहोचला; मग शंकरांनी प्रेमकृपेने त्याला नित्य लम्बोदर (गणेश) यांचा अनुगामी सेवक केले।

Word by Word

• ajara-amaratām: non-aging and immortality
• ajara-amaratām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajara (प्रातिपदिक) + amaratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (itaretara: 'non-aging and immortality' as a combined state), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• nītaḥ: was led/brought
• nītaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject in passive: patient)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nīta (प्रातिपदिक; √nī कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (passive sense)

• tīrtvā: having crossed; having overcome
• tīrtvā: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/absolutive circumstance)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tṝ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): 'having crossed/overcome'

• śāpam: curse
• śāpam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śaṃkareṇa: by Śaṅkara
• śaṃkareṇa: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• kṛtaḥ: was made
• kṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject in passive: patient)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ

• prītyā: out of affection
• prītyā: Hetu (हेतु/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नित्यं इति नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचनं क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative): 'always'

• lambodara-anugaḥ: follower of Lambodara (Gaṇeśa)
• lambodara-anugaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lambodara (प्रातिपदिक) + anuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('follower of Lambodara'), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when karmic bondage symbolized by a curse is transcended, the soul is guided toward a state beyond decay and death, and is anchored in steady devotional service.

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

It presents Saguna Śiva (Śaṅkara) as the compassionate Lord who actively intervenes—removing impediments and appointing sacred service—showing that personal devotion to Śiva leads to protection, purification, and spiritual upliftment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s grace through bhakti and mantra—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—and to honor Gaṇeśa (Lambodara) as the divinely appointed path of removing obstacles before Śaiva worship.