Shloka 36

पूर्वगतिवर्णनम् (Pūrvagati-varṇana) — “Description of the Prior Course / Earlier Lineage Account”

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा पुनरप्याह गतक्रोधो मुनीश्वरः । शिवं संस्मृत्य मनसा ज्ञानदं भुक्तिमुक्तिदम्

Transliteration

ityuktvā punarapyāha gatakrodho munīśvaraḥ | śivaṃ saṃsmṛtya manasā jñānadaṃ bhuktimuktidam

Translation

ఇట్లు చెప్పి, క్రోధం తొలగిన మునీశ్వరుడు మళ్లీ పలికెను. మనసులో శివుని స్మరించుచు—ఆయనే జ్ఞానదాత, భోగమోక్షప్రదాత.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थ-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/quotative (इति-प्रयोग)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्यय-भाव), from √vac; action prior to main verb

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (पुनरित्यादि क्रियाविशेषण)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha-dyotaka (सम्बन्ध-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक)

• āha: said/spoke
• āha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• gata-krodhaḥ: whose anger had gone; calm
• gata-krodhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (गम्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय कृदन्त) + krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: yasya krodhaḥ gataḥ saḥ

• muni-īśvaraḥ: lord of sages
• muni-īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: munīnām īśvaraḥ

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• saṃsmṛtya: having remembered
• saṃsmṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), with prefix sam-; prior action

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• jñāna-dam: giver of knowledge
• jñāna-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + da (√dā धातु, द-प्रत्यय/दन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya/tatpurusha sense: jñānaṃ dadāti iti; adjective qualifying śivam

• bhukti-mukti-dam: giver of enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + da (√dā धातु, द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); द्वन्द्व (itaretara) bhukti-mukti + tatpurusha with -da: giver of both enjoyment and liberation; adjective qualifying śivam

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; quoting a sage speaking after remembering Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who removes agitation (anger) and, when remembered with a purified mind, grants jñāna that leads the soul from worldly aims (bhukti) toward final release (mukti).

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

The verse emphasizes manasa-smaraṇa (mental recollection) of Śiva, which complements external worship such as Liṅga-pūjā; in Saguna devotion, remembering Śiva’s compassionate, knowledge-giving form is itself a valid mode of upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is Shiva-smaraṇa: calm the mind, let anger subside, and mentally contemplate Śiva while repeating a mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as an inner offering.