Shloka 29

Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda

Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace

Devanagari script

तदुत्थापयदत्यर्थं स्वशक्त्याऽमृतधारया । तयोर्मौढ्यं च वैरं च व्यपनेतुमुवाच तौ

Transliteration

tadutthāpayadatyarthaṃ svaśaktyā'mṛtadhārayā | tayormauḍhyaṃ ca vairaṃ ca vyapanetumuvāca tau

Translation

तदनन्तरं स भगवान् स्वशक्त्या अमृतधारां प्रस्राव्य तौ अत्यर्थम् उत्थापयामास; तयोर्मौढ्यं वैरं च व्यपनेतुं च तौ उवाच।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पूर्वोक्त-वस्तु-सूचक

• उत्थापयत्: raised
• उत्थापयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्√स्था (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) अर्थः—‘raised/caused to rise’

• अत्यर्थम्: exceedingly
• अत्यर्थम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘exceedingly/very much’

• स्वशक्त्या: by his own power
• स्वशक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—स्वस्य शक्तिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अमृतधारया: with a stream of nectar
• अमृतधारया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृतधारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—अमृतस्य धारा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तयोः: of the two
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• मौढ्यम्: delusion/foolishness
• मौढ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वैरम्: enmity
• वैरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• व्यपनेतुम्: to remove
• व्यपनेतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+अप√नी (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive), अव्यय; अर्थः—‘to remove/dispel’

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तौ: those two (them)
• तौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha

Sthala Purana: Śiva as the supreme healer (vaidya) restores life and order; the ‘amṛta-dhārā’ motif resonates with Vaidyanātha’s healing grace—reviving, curing delusion, and reconciling hostility.

Significance: Approached as Śiva the physician: removal of inner ‘disease’ (moha, dveṣa) and restoration of dharma through grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace): He revives and uplifts beings and then removes the root causes of bondage—delusion (mauḍhya) and enmity (vaira)—so the soul can turn toward right knowledge and liberation.

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

It portrays Saguna Shiva as compassionate and actively guiding devotees. Linga-worship similarly seeks Shiva’s grace to purify the mind, dissolve hostility, and establish harmony, which prepares one for deeper realization of Shiva’s supreme nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Shiva-upasana with the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and a forgiveness-focused meditation—consciously releasing resentment—seeking Shiva’s inner ‘nectar’ of peace and clarity.