Shloka 7

शिवस्यार्द्धनारीनरावतारवर्णनम्

Description of Shiva’s Ardhanārī-nara Manifestation

Devanagari script

तीव्रेण तपसा तस्य संयुक्तस्य स्वयंभुवः । अचिरेणैव कालेन तुतोष स शिवो द्रुतम्

Transliteration

tīvreṇa tapasā tasya saṃyuktasya svayaṃbhuvaḥ | acireṇaiva kālena tutoṣa sa śivo drutam

Translation

Pela sua austeridade intensa—realizada com absorção inabalável—o Senhor Autoexistente (Svayambhū), Śiva, logo se agradou dele; em pouquíssimo tempo, Śiva ficou satisfeito de imediato.

Word by Word

• tīvreṇa: intense
• tīvreṇa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīvra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with tapasā

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• saṃyuktasya: of the united/associated (one)
• saṃyuktasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + yuj (धातु) → saṃyukta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP) used adjectivally; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); Masculine/Neuter (context: of the one who was united)

• svayaṃbhuvaḥ: of the Self-born (Brahmā)
• svayaṃbhuvaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svayaṃbhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); epithet meaning 'self-born'

• acireṇa: in a short (time)
• acireṇa: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: acira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially with kālena

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) of emphasis

• kālena: with time; within (a period)
• kālena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tutoṣa: was pleased
• tutoṣa: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to saḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: divine response to austerity—grace accelerates cosmic process

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that when tapas is performed with true inner union (saṃyukta)—steadiness, purity, and focused devotion—Shiva, the compassionate Pati, responds swiftly with grace, accelerating the seeker’s purification and God-realization.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva’s accessible mercy: through disciplined worship—often centered on the Shiva-Linga with mantra and offerings—the devotee’s concentrated practice matures, and Shiva becomes ‘tutoṣa’ (pleased), granting blessings and spiritual progress.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Sustained tapas supported by japa (especially the Panchakshara, ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’), dhyāna on Shiva, and regular purity disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha can be inferred as aligned practices that cultivate the ‘saṃyukta’ state.