Shloka 31

प्रकृतितत्त्व-विचारः / Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence

Devanagari script

शंकरेणाभ्यनुज्ञातस्स्वगृहं हिमवान्ययौ । सार्द्धं गिरिजया वै स प्रत्यहं दर्शने स्थितः

Transliteration

śaṃkareṇābhyanujñātassvagṛhaṃ himavānyayau | sārddhaṃ girijayā vai sa pratyahaṃ darśane sthitaḥ

Translation

शंकरेणाभ्यनुज्ञातः हिमवान् स्वगृहं ययौ। गिरिजया सह स नित्यं तत्र स्थित्वा दर्शनं प्रत्यहं लेभे।

Word by Word

• शंकरेण: by Śaṅkara
• शंकरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभ्यनुज्ञातः: having been permitted/approved
• अभ्यनुज्ञातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + ज्ञा (धातु) + अभि + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्व-गृहम्: to his own house
• स्व-गृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (स्वं गृहं), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हिमवान्: Himavān
• हिमवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Saha (सह/साकं)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (prepositional adverb: 'together with')

• गिरिजया: with Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजया: Saha (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic particle)

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

• प्रति-अहम्: every day
• प्रति-अहम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (प्रति + अहम्/अहन् → 'each day'), कालवाचक अव्यय

• दर्शने: in (their) audience/seeing
• दर्शने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्थितः: remained/stood
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active/resultative participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Himavan
• Girija
• Shankara

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when the Lord permits and blesses, worldly duties (returning home) become sanctified, and devotion matures into pratyaha-darśana—steady, daily God-remembrance and lived proximity to Śiva through His grace.

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

“Darśana” here aligns with Saguna devotion—encountering Śiva as a gracious, approachable Lord. In practice, devotees seek this same continuity through daily Liṅga-darśana, pūjā, and smaraṇa, treating the home and life as spaces of Śiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is nitya-upāsanā: daily Śiva-darśana through regular Liṅga worship, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and maintaining a consistent devotional routine (optionally with bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa as supports).