Shloka 38

कामदाहोत्तरवृत्तान्तः / Aftermath of Kāma’s Burning

Pārvatī’s Fear and Himavān’s Consolation

Devanagari script

चिंतयती च तद्रूपं नियमस्था शराक्षरम् । जप मन्त्रं शिवे त्वं हि संतुष्यति शिवो द्रुतम्

Transliteration

ciṃtayatī ca tadrūpaṃ niyamasthā śarākṣaram | japa mantraṃ śive tvaṃ hi saṃtuṣyati śivo drutam

Translation

စည်းကမ်းသတ်မှတ်ချက်များကို တည်ကြည်စွာလိုက်နာ၍၊ ထိုသခင်၏ ရုပ်သဏ္ဌာန်ကို စိတ်တွင်တည်စေကာ အက္ခရာခြောက်လုံး မန္တရားကို ဂျပ်ပ (japa) ပြုလော့။ အို ဒေဝီ၊ ဤဂျပ်ပတစ်ခုတည်းကြောင့်ပင် သီဝ (Śiva) သခင်သည် လျင်မြန်စွာ ပျော်ရွှင်နှစ်သက်တော်မူ၏။

Word by Word

• चिन्तयती: (she) contemplates
• चिन्तयती: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्तय् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular (parasmaipada)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक conjunction

• तत्-रूपम्: that form
• तत्-रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular

• नियम-स्था: abiding in observance (disciplined)
• नियम-स्था: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक) + स्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (नियमे स्थिता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; nominative singular feminine

• शर-अक्षरम्: the ‘śara’-syllable / arrow-like syllable (mantric syllable)
• शर-अक्षरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (शराणाम् अक्षरम्/शर-सदृशम् अक्षरम्—परम्परापाठानुसार); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular

• जप: recite!
• जप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; 2nd person singular

• मन्त्रम्: the mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular

• शिवे: O Śiva (dear one)
• शिवे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; vocative singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; nominative singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतुवाचक particle

• सन्तुष्यति: is pleased
• सन्तुष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; nominative singular

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण); adverb

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined living (niyama), meditation on Śiva’s form, and steady mantra-japa purify the soul (paśu) and loosen bondage (pāśa), leading to Śiva’s grace (anugraha) swiftly.

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

The verse emphasizes saguna-upāsanā—contemplating Śiva’s form—supported by mantra-japa; this same devotion can be practiced before the Śiva-liṅga as the tangible focus for meditation and worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain niyama (purity, restraint, regular worship), meditate on Śiva’s form, and perform japa of the six-syllable Śiva mantra with concentration for quick inner steadiness and divine favor.