Shloka 23

Śiva-nāma-smaraṇa and Śambhu’s Protective Manifestation

Dāruka Episode

Devanagari script

अन्यथा प्रलयस्स्याद्वै सत्यं मे व्याहृतं शिव । प्रमाणीक्रियतां नाथ त्वदीयास्मि त्वदाश्रया

Transliteration

anyathā pralayassyādvai satyaṃ me vyāhṛtaṃ śiva | pramāṇīkriyatāṃ nātha tvadīyāsmi tvadāśrayā

Translation

లేకపోతే నిశ్చయంగా ప్రళయం సంభవించును. ఓ శివా, నేను పలికినది సత్యము. ఓ నాథా, దానిని ప్రమాణముగా స్వీకరించుము; నేను నీదాన్నే, నీ శరణమే నా ఆశ్రయం।

Word by Word

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विपर्ययवाचक (adverb: otherwise)

• प्रलयः: dissolution
• प्रलयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be/might occur
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/उपपादनार्थक (emphatic particle)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (enclitic)

• व्याहृतम्: uttered/spoken
• व्याहृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+आ+हृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगभाव

• शिव: O Shiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रमाणीक्रियताम्: please validate/confirm (it)
• प्रमाणीक्रियताम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Request)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+माणि+कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘let it be validated’

• नाथ: O Lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• त्वदीया: yours
• त्वदीया: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वत्-आश्रया: dependent on you; taking refuge in you
• त्वत्-आश्रया: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—त्वयि आश्रयः यस्याः/या (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘having refuge in you’)

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: tvadīyāsmi tvadāśrayā

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: pralaya (as averted/conditional threat)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse expresses śaraṇāgati (total surrender): the devotee affirms truth, seeks Shiva’s validation, and rests in Him as the sole refuge—highlighting Shiva as Pati (Lord) who upholds order and grants grace.

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

By calling Shiva “Nātha” and seeking His acceptance as pramāṇa, the verse reflects devotion to Saguna Shiva—the accessible Lord who responds to prayer and confirms dharma, a mood central to Linga worship and Jyotirlinga pilgrimage traditions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice inner surrender while repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering mental obeisance to Shiva as the sole refuge; this aligns with bhakti-driven japa and contemplative dependence on Shiva’s grace.