Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे तृतीयायां शतरुद्रसंहितायां किरातावतारवर्णनप्रसंगेऽर्जुनतपोवर्णनं नामाष्टत्रिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe tṛtīyāyāṃ śatarudrasaṃhitāyāṃ kirātāvatāravarṇanaprasaṃge'rjunatapovarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Так, в священной «Шива-махапуране», в Третьей книге — «Шатарудра-самхите» — в повествовательном контексте о воплощении Кирата завершается тридцать восьмая глава, именуемая «Описание подвига тапаса Арджуны».

Word by Word

• iti: thus; end-quote
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotation/closure particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + śiva + mahā + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—श्रीशिवमहापुराण (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘शिवस्य महापुराणम्’)

• tṛtīyāyām: in the third
• tṛtīyāyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ordinal adjective used substantively (तृतीयायाम् [संहितायाम्])

• śatarudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Śatarudra-saṃhitā
• śatarudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatarudra + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; समासः—शतरुद्रसंहिता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘शतरुद्रस्य संहिता’)

• kirāta-avatāra-varṇana-prasaṅge: in the context of describing the Kirāta incarnation
• kirāta-avatāra-varṇana-prasaṅge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kirāta + avatāra + varṇana + prasaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; समासः—किरातावतारवर्णनप्रसङ्ग (तत्पुरुषः: ‘किरातावतारस्य वर्णनस्य प्रसङ्गे’)

• arjuna-tapaḥ-varṇanam: the description of Arjuna’s austerity
• arjuna-tapaḥ-varṇanam: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna + tapaḥ + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; समासः—अर्जुनतपोवर्णन (तत्पुरुषः: ‘अर्जुनस्य तपसः वर्णनम्’)

• nāma: named; called
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), nomenclative particle (नाम-शब्दः) indicating title

• aṣṭa-triṃśaḥ: thirty-eighth
• aṣṭa-triṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa + triṃśat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; numeral compound (द्विगु-समासः) used as ordinal ‘thirty-eighth’ qualifying अध्यायः

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon verse marking the closure of the chapter on Arjuna’s tapas within the Kirātāvatāra narrative; not a jyotirliṅga-sthala account.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Arjuna
• Kirata

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon marking the completion of the section on Arjuna’s tapas, emphasizing a Shaiva Siddhanta theme: disciplined austerity and one-pointed devotion become the means by which the soul (paśu) receives the Lord’s grace (pati-anugraha) and advances toward liberation.

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

By situating the narrative in the “Kirāta incarnation” context, it highlights Saguna Shiva—Shiva who compassionately assumes a form to test, purify, and bless the devotee—an idea central to Purāṇic Shiva-bhakti and Shiva’s responsive grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is tapas supported by steady devotion—regular japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and disciplined worship aimed at inner purification so that Shiva’s grace may manifest.