Shloka 30

दक्षस्य विष्णुं प्रति शरणागतिḥ — Dakṣa’s Appeal to Viṣṇu and the Teaching on Disrespect to Śiva

Devanagari script

ईश्वरस्य च यो भक्त्या शांतस्तद्गतमानसः । कर्मणो हि फलं तस्य प्रयच्छति तदा शिवः

Transliteration

īśvarasya ca yo bhaktyā śāṃtastadgatamānasaḥ | karmaṇo hi phalaṃ tasya prayacchati tadā śivaḥ

Translation

ఈశ్వరుని భక్తిచేత శాంతుడై, మనస్సు ఆయనలోనే నిలిచినవానికి—అతని కర్మఫలాన్ని అప్పుడు శివుడే ప్రసాదిస్తాడు.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरस्य: of the Lord
• ईश्वरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• शान्तः: peaceful; calmed
• शान्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √शम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) used adjectivally

• तद्गतमानसः: whose mind is fixed on Him
• तद्गतमानसः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त; √गम्) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘यस्य मानसं तद्गतम्’ (whose mind is fixed on Him)

• कर्मणः: of action
• कर्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुवाचक अव्यय (emphatic/causal particle)

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him; for him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• प्रयच्छति: bestows; grants
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• शिवः: Shiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana teaching to the sages, consistent with Rudrasaṃhitā discourse style)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

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 teaches that karmic outcomes are ultimately administered by Shiva, and that devotion which quiets the mind and turns it toward Him makes one fit to receive the highest, purified fruit—His grace leading toward liberation.

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

In Saguna worship—especially Linga-upasana—the devotee concentrates the mind on Shiva’s presence; when the mind becomes tad-gata (absorbed in Him), Shiva transforms ordinary karma-phala into spiritually elevating results and guides the devotee toward the supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Shiva-bhakti with steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and calm meditative focus on Shiva/Linga, cultivating śānti (inner peace) so the mind remains established in Him.