Shloka 243

गङ्गाधारणम् (Gaṅgādhāraṇa) — Śiva Bears the Descent of Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

स करिष्यति ते काम॑ पितृणां हितकाम्यया | (तपसा<55राधित: शम्भुर्भगवॉल्लोकभावन: ।) “विश्वभावन भगवान्‌ शंकर तपस्याद्वारा आराधना करनेपर तुम्हारे पितरोंके हितकी इच्छासे अवश्य तुम्हारा मनोरथ पूर्ण करेंगे”

Transliteration

sa kariṣyati te kāmaṃ pitṝṇāṃ hitakāmyayā | (tapasā ārādhitaḥ śambhur bhagavān lokabhāvanaḥ) |

Translation

నీ కోరికను ఆయన తప్పక నెరవేర్చుతాడు; ఎందుకంటే నీవు పితృుల హితాన్ని కోరుతున్నావు. తపస్సుతో ఆరాధింపబడిన లోకభావన భగవాన్ శంభువు ఇష్టవరాన్ని ప్రసాదిస్తాడు.

Word by Word

• सः: he (that one)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• करिष्यति: will do / will accomplish
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ते: for you / to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• कामम्: desire / wish (object: your wish)
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पितॄणाम्: of (your) fathers/ancestors
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• हितकाम्यया: with the desire for (their) welfare
• हितकाम्यया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हितकाम्य
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• तपसा: by austerity / through penance
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• आराधितः: worshipped / propitiated
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध्
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोकभावनः: nourisher/sustainer of the worlds
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोकभावन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva/Śaṅkara)
• pitaraḥ (forefathers/ancestors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous intention matters: when austerity and worship are undertaken for dharmic aims—such as the welfare of one’s ancestors—the Lord, as world-sustainer, is said to grant fulfillment.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker assures the listener that Lord Śaṅkara (Śambhu), once pleased through tapas (austerity), will certainly accomplish the listener’s desired purpose, because it is motivated by concern for the forefathers’ welfare.