Shloka 37

Arjuna’s Mantra-Empowerment and the Pāṇḍavas’ Separation (Śiva-rūpa through Mantra)

Devanagari script

तस्यैव तेजसा दग्धा आगतास्तव सन्निधौ । निवेदितञ्चरित्रं तत्क्रियतामुचितन्तु यत्

Transliteration

tasyaiva tejasā dagdhā āgatāstava sannidhau | niveditañcaritraṃ tatkriyatāmucitantu yat

Translation

သူ၏ ကိုယ်ပိုင်တေဇောဓာတ်ကြောင့် မီးလောင်သကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်၍ ကျွန်ုပ်တို့သည် သင်၏ ရှေ့မှောက်သို့ ရောက်လာကြပါပြီ။ ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ အကြောင်းအရာကို တင်ပြပြီးဖြစ်သဖြင့်—ယခု သင့်တော်သင့်မြတ်သော အရာကို ဆောင်ရွက်ပေးတော်မူပါ။

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• तेजसा: by (his) radiance/power
• तेजसा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• दग्धाः: burnt
• दग्धाः: कर्ता (subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृवाच्ये ‘आगताः’ इत्यस्य सहपद-विशेषण

• आगताः: have come/arrived
• आगताः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (लुप्त ‘सन्ति’ इत्यर्थे)

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (2nd person pronoun)

• सन्निधौ: in the presence
• सन्निधौ: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• निवेदितम्: reported/submitted
• निवेदितम्: कर्म (object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-विद्/वेद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘चरित्रम्’ इति विशेषण

• चरित्रम्: account/deed/story
• चरित्रम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Object/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘क्रियताम्’ इत्यस्य कर्म/विषय

• क्रियताम्: let it be done
• क्रियताम्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense: ‘let it be done’)

• उचितम्: proper/fitting
• उचितम्: विशेषण (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उचित (प्रातिपदिक; √वच्/उच्? ‘to be fitting’ as adjective)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘यत्’ इति सम्बन्धे विधेय

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध

• यत्: which/whatever
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Afflicted petitioners addressing Lord Shiva (as narrated by Suta Goswami)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): when beings are overwhelmed by a power beyond them, they turn to Shiva, the supreme Pati, and request dharmic resolution.

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

Approaching Shiva’s sannidhi mirrors approaching the Śiva-liṅga as Saguna Shiva—seeking protection, grace, and right ordering (anugraha) after confessing one’s condition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is humble surrender and truthful nivedana (reporting/confession) before Shiva—supported in practice by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and seeking Shiva’s grace for what is ‘ucita’ (right).