Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

या नारी दुर्भगा वंध्या काणा रूपविवर्जिता । सापि त्वद्दर्शनादेव निर्दोषा संभवेद्ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

yā nārī durbhagā vaṃdhyā kāṇā rūpavivarjitā | sāpi tvaddarśanādeva nirdoṣā saṃbhaveddhruvam

Translation

దుర్భాగ్యవతి, వంధ్య, ఒక కన్ను లేని, లేదా సౌందర్యం లేని ఏ స్త్రీయైనా—ఆమె కూడా కేవలం నీ దర్శనమాత్రంతోనే నిశ్చయంగా నిర్దోషిణి అవుతుంది.

Word by Word

• या: who (she)
• या: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• नारी: woman
• नारी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दुर्भगा: unfortunate
• दुर्भगा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्भगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) of नारी

• वन्ध्या: barren/infertile
• वन्ध्या: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of नारी

• काणा: one-eyed/with defective eye
• काणा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of नारी

• रूप-विवर्जिता: devoid of beauty/form
• रूप-विवर्जिता: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (कृदन्त; √वृज्/वर्ज्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-रहितार्थे न, किन्तु ‘विवर्जित’ = past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally; तत्पुरुष-समास (object relation): ‘रूपेण विवर्जिता/रूपं विवर्जिता’

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (demonstrative pronoun)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; ‘also/even’)

• त्वत्-दर्शनात्: from (your) sight/darśana
• त्वत्-दर्शनात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative; cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): ‘त्वत्-दर्शन’ = ‘your seeing/your दर्शन’; पञ्चमी = ‘from/by (the cause)’

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• निर्दोषा: faultless/blameless
• निर्दोषा: कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी विशेषण (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• सम्भवेत्: may become/should become
• सम्भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुवम् (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रयोग)
• Form: निपातवत् क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverbial use: ‘certainly’)

Speaker

A devotee/praiser addressing Lord Shiva (within Sati Khanda narration as conveyed by Suta Goswami)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: anugraha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Extends the phala of Śiva-darśana to women marked by misfortune or bodily limitation, asserting transformation into ‘nirdoṣā’ through mere beholding—kṣetra-māhātmya universalism of grace.

Significance: Promises removal of दोष (blemish/inauspiciousness) and restoration of well-being through darśana; reinforces inclusivity of Śiva’s grace beyond social/physical constraints.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It proclaims Shiva’s अनुग्रह (grace) as a purifier: even those burdened by misfortune or socially perceived defects are made “nirdoṣa”—freed from karmic stigma—through sincere Shiva-darśana.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva’s accessible compassion: by seeing Shiva—especially in Linga-darśana—devotees receive inner purification, reinforcing the Purana’s teaching that devotion and दर्शन are direct channels of grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Seek Shiva-darśana with bhakti—visit a Shiva temple/Jyotirlinga, perform pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and offer simple worship (water, bilva leaves) as a practical way to invoke purification.