Shloka 42

Śiva-nāma-smaraṇa and Śambhu’s Protective Manifestation

Dāruka Episode

Devanagari script

इति दत्तवरस्सोऽपि शिवेन परमात्मना । शक्तस्स वै तदा कर्तुं संबभूव न संशयः

Transliteration

iti dattavarasso'pi śivena paramātmanā | śaktassa vai tadā kartuṃ saṃbabhūva na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Так, получив дар от Шивы, Высшего Я, он в то время воистину обрел силу совершить задуманное; в этом нет сомнения.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (indeclinable; quotative/"thus")

• दत्त-वरः: one who has been granted a boon
• दत्त-वरः: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त, √दा धातु) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय-भावः) ‘दत्तः वरः यस्य’ (given-boon)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (indeclinable; also/even)

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• परमात्मना: by the Supreme Self
• परमात्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; विशेषण-भावे शिवस्य (apposition to Śiva)

• शक्तः: capable
• शक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √शक् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (able/capable)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/एव-बल (indeclinable; indeed)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Karma (कर्म/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive); क्रियार्थक (to do)

• संबभूव: became / came to be
• संबभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/भाववाचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वाक्ये नास्ति-भावः (no doubt)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when the Supreme Lord grants a boon, the limited being becomes truly capable. In Shaiva Siddhanta, attainment and success are ultimately enabled by Pati (Śiva), not merely by individual effort.

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

Kotirudrasaṃhitā emphasizes approaching Śiva through sacred forms like the Jyotirliṅga. Worship of Saguna Śiva (as Liṅga) is a doorway to receive His blessing—by which one gains the power to complete dharmic acts, vows, and pilgrimages.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s grace through steady Liṅga-pūjā with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with simple disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as supports for devotion and focus.