Shloka 41

Viśvānara-Gṛhapati Upākhyāna — Śivasya Agni-gṛhe Avatāraḥ

The Account of Viśvānara Gṛhapati and Śiva’s Descent into the House of Fire

Devanagari script

अभिलाषप्रदैः पद्यैरष्टभिर्बालरूपिणम् । तुष्टाव परमानन्दं शंभुं विश्वानरः कृती

Transliteration

abhilāṣapradaiḥ padyairaṣṭabhirbālarūpiṇam | tuṣṭāva paramānandaṃ śaṃbhuṃ viśvānaraḥ kṛtī

Translation

விருப்பங்களை அருளும் எட்டு பாடல்களால், தெய்வீக பாலரூபம் கொண்ட பரமானந்த ஸ்வரூபமான ஶம்புவை சாதித்த விஶ்வானரன் போற்றித் துதித்தான்.

Word by Word

• अभिलाष-प्रदैः: by desire-granting
• अभिलाष-प्रदैः: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिलाष (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण—पद्यैः इति विशेष्यस्य

• पद्यैः: with verses
• पद्यैः: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• अष्टभिः: with eight
• अष्टभिः: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: (त्रिलिङ्ग), तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण—पद्यैः

• बाल-रूपिणम्: having a child-form
• बाल-रूपिणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण—शंभुम्

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परम-आनन्दम्: the supreme bliss (one)
• परम-आनन्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; शंभुम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण/उपाधि

• शंभुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• विश्वानरः: Viśvānara
• विश्वानरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• कृती: the accomplished/virtuous one
• कृती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण—विश्वानरः

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights stuti (devotional praise) as a direct means to approach Śiva, who is Paramānanda (Supreme Bliss) yet compassionately accessible through a saguna manifestation (here, a child-form) to uplift the devotee.

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

Though Śiva is worshiped as the formless Absolute and as the Liṅga, this verse emphasizes saguna upāsanā—Śiva taking a perceivable form so the devotee can offer heartfelt praise; the same devotion applies in Liṅga worship through hymns and mantra.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recitation of Śiva-stotras (hymns) with focused devotion is suggested; as a practical takeaway, combine stotra-pāṭha with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a bhakti-centered discipline.