Shloka 45

तपः–मन्त्रजप–ध्यानविधिः

Protocol of Tapas, Mantra-Japa, and Śiva-Dhyāna

Devanagari script

तस्य प्रोक्तं च माहात्म्यं शिवः शीघ्रतरं गतः । अर्जुनस्य च रक्षार्थं शंकरो भक्तव त्सलः

Transliteration

tasya proktaṃ ca māhātmyaṃ śivaḥ śīghrataraṃ gataḥ | arjunasya ca rakṣārthaṃ śaṃkaro bhaktava tsalaḥ

Translation

Ao ouvir proclamada aquela glória, Śiva foi até lá com a máxima rapidez. Para proteger Arjuna, Śaṅkara—terno guardião de Seus devotos—apressou-se em agir.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव (pronoun form)

• प्रोक्तम्: was spoken/said
• प्रोक्तम्: कर्म (Karma/object; ‘spoken/said’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness, glory
• माहात्म्यम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: कर्ता (Karta/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• शीघ्रतरम्: more quickly
• शीघ्रतरम्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial qualifier of motion)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तर (तुलनात्मक-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative)

• गतः: went, proceeded
• गतः: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/कर्तरि कृदन्त (PPP used in active sense), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna
• अर्जुनस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रक्षार्थम्: for protection
• रक्षार्थम्: प्रयोजन (purpose adjunct)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (purpose: ‘for the sake of protection’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (expressing purpose)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: कर्ता (Karta/subject; apposition to शिवः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• भक्तवत्सलः: affectionate to devotees
• भक्तवत्सलः: विशेषण (attribute of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘devotee-loving’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of शंकरः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara
• Arjuna

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as bhaktavatsala—His grace responds swiftly when a devotee needs protection, showing that divine compassion is active and personal (Saguna Shiva) while still rooted in supreme lordship.

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

The verse emphasizes Shiva’s accessible, responsive form—Saguna Shiva—who intervenes to safeguard devotees; Linga worship similarly approaches the Supreme through a concrete, grace-bestowing presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate bhakti and surrender through regular japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayer for protection, trusting Shiva’s swift, compassionate response.