Shloka 19

Harīśvara-liṅga Mahimā and the Origin-Context of Viṣṇu’s Sudarśana (हरिश्वरलिङ्गमहिमा तथा सुदर्शनप्राप्तिकथा)

Devanagari script

प्रत्येकं कमलं तस्मै नाममंत्रमुदीर्य च । पूजयामास वै शंभुं शरणागतवत्सलम्

Transliteration

pratyekaṃ kamalaṃ tasmai nāmamaṃtramudīrya ca | pūjayāmāsa vai śaṃbhuṃ śaraṇāgatavatsalam

Translation

Dengan setiap kuntum teratai yang dipersembahkan, dia melafazkan mantra Nama bagi-Nya, lalu memuja Śambhu—Śiva, Tuhan yang penuh belas kasih kepada mereka yang berlindung pada-Nya.

Word by Word

• प्रत्येकम्: each (individually)
• प्रत्येकम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्ययीभाव-समास; अर्थः ‘प्रति-एकम्’ = each, individually

• कमलम्: lotus
• कमलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• नाम-मन्त्रम्: the name-mantra
• नाम-मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाम (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (name-mantra = mantra of the name)

• उदीर्य: having uttered
• उदीर्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-ईर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय; धातुः ईर् (to utter) उपसर्ग उद्; अर्थः ‘having uttered’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूजयामास: worshipped
• पूजयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः ‘worshipped’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/निश्चयार्थक

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• शरणागत-वत्सलम्: affectionate to those who seek refuge
• शरणागत-वत्सलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरणागत (प्रातिपदिक; शरण + आगत) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘शरणागतानां वत्सलः’ (affectionate to those who have taken refuge)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A paradigmatic bhakti-pūjā scene: Viṣṇu performs nāma-mantra-arcana with lotuses to Śambhu, explicitly characterized as śaraṇāgata-vatsala—this epithet functions as the narrative hinge for Śiva’s later bestowal of grace after testing.

Significance: Models the core pilgrimage ethic: offering (upacāra) + nāma-japa + śaraṇāgati. The fruit implied is Śiva’s protective compassion and removal of bondage through anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (generic) nāma-mantra of Śambhu recited with each lotus; exact name not specified in the quoted verse.

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that true Śiva-worship is not merely external offering, but offering joined with nāma-mantra and śaraṇāgati (taking refuge). Such devotion invokes Śambhu’s grace, the liberating compassion central to Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

The verse reflects saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva as Śambhu, the compassionate Lord who receives offerings. In Linga-pūjā, each flower or lotus offered with mantra becomes an act of focused devotion that purifies the devotee and deepens communion with the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer flowers (especially lotus) one by one while reciting a Shiva name-mantra—commonly the Panchakshara ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’—as a form of japa-yukta pūjā (pūjā joined with mantra repetition) and heartfelt surrender.