Shloka 11

शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)

Devanagari script

अथाहं लज्जयाविष्टः प्रणिपत्य महेश्वरम् । प्रवोचं संस्तुतिं कृत्वा क्षम्यतां क्षम्यतामिति

Transliteration

athāhaṃ lajjayāviṣṭaḥ praṇipatya maheśvaram | pravocaṃ saṃstutiṃ kṛtvā kṣamyatāṃ kṣamyatāmiti

Translation

అప్పుడు లజ్జతో నిండినవాడనై నేను మహేశ్వరునికి ప్రణామం చేశాను. ఆయనను స్తుతించిన తర్వాత నేను పదేపదే ఇలా అన్నాను: "నన్ను క్షమించండి—నన్ను క్షమించండి."

Word by Word

• atha: then, next
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भबोधक (discourse particle)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• lajjayā: by/with shame
• lajjayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lajjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• āviṣṭaḥ: overcome (possessed)
• āviṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√viś (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'entered/possessed/overcome'

• praṇipatya: having prostrated
• praṇipatya: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययीभाव/gerund)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having bowed down'

• maheśvaram: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• pravocam: I spoke, I said
• pravocam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• saṃstutim: a hymn of praise
• saṃstutim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃstuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having made (having performed)
• kṛtvā: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), 'having done/made'

• kṣamyatām: forgive (please)
• kṣamyatām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थक भावः: 'let it be forgiven'

• kṣamyatām: forgive (please), forgive
• kṣamyatām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (repetition for emphasis)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

Speaker

A devotee/narrated character addressing Lord Shiva (Maheshvara) within the Satīkhaṇḍa narrative; overall framed by Sūta’s narration to the sages

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: kṣamyatāṃ kṣamyatām iti

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 the Shaiva path of surrender (śaraṇāgati): genuine remorse, prostration, and praise soften the ego and open the devotee to Shiva’s grace (anugraha), which is central to liberation.

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

The verse models Saguna devotion—approaching Maheshvara as the compassionate Lord who can forgive. In Linga-worship, this inner attitude accompanies outer acts like namaskāra, stuti, and offering, making the ritual spiritually effective.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice prostration (praṇāma) and recite a Shiva-stuti with repentance; mentally repeat a forgiveness-prayer alongside japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating humility before worship.