Shloka 40

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

सुमहद्धैर्य्यमालंब्य प्रांजलिर्विविधैः स्तवैः । परमानन्दसंमग्नोऽभूवं कृष्णाहमद्ध्वरे

Transliteration

sumahaddhairyyamālaṃbya prāṃjalirvividhaiḥ stavaiḥ | paramānandasaṃmagno'bhūvaṃ kṛṣṇāhamaddhvare

Translation

Apoiando-me em grande firmeza, permaneci de mãos postas e louvei (o Senhor) com muitos hinos; e, naquele rito sacrificial, eu—Kṛṣṇa—fiquei inteiramente imerso na bem-aventurança suprema.

Word by Word

• सुमहत्: very great
• सुमहत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘very great’ (कर्मरूपेण)

• धैर्यम्: courage/steadfastness
• धैर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आलम्ब्य: having taken hold of / relying on
• आलम्ब्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लम्ब् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (Absolutive/क्त्वान्त), अव्ययभाव; उपसर्ग: आ-

• प्राञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• प्राञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘with joined palms’

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• स्तवैः: hymns/praises
• स्तवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• परमानन्दसंमग्नः: immersed in supreme bliss
• परमानन्दसंमग्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + आनन्द + संमग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (परम-आनन्दे संमग्नः)

• अभूवम्: I became
• अभूवम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/अनद्यतनभूत), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: अ- (आगम)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; संबोधन/नामरूपेण (speaker’s identity)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अद्ध्वरे: in the sacrifice
• अद्ध्वरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्ध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Krishna

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models the bhakta’s inner pilgrimage: steadiness (dhairya), añjali, and stuti culminating in ānanda—seen as a foretaste of Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

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

It teaches that unwavering inner steadiness (dhairya) combined with heartfelt praise (stuti) draws the devotee into paramānanda—an experience of Shiva’s grace where the mind becomes absorbed beyond ordinary ritual merit.

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

The verse highlights Saguna-upāsanā through stotras and reverent posture (prāñjali). In the Shiva Purana, such praise commonly culminates in the Lord’s tangible grace—often associated with Linga-centered worship—leading the devotee toward inner absorption.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer stotra-pāṭha with folded hands during worship or sacred observances, maintaining dhairya (steady attention). As a practical takeaway, combine mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotional hymns to cultivate focused absorption.