Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

श्रीमहादेवशपथं समुल्लंघ्य भ्रमान्मया । यतः स्थितं ततः प्राप्यं मया दुःखं त्वया सह

Transliteration

śrīmahādevaśapathaṃ samullaṃghya bhramānmayā | yataḥ sthitaṃ tataḥ prāpyaṃ mayā duḥkhaṃ tvayā saha

Translation

భ్రమవశంగా నేను శ్రీమహాదేవుని నామంతో చేసిన పవిత్ర శపథాన్ని అతిక్రమించాను. నీవు ఏ స్థితిలో నిలిచివున్నావో, ఆ స్థితినే చేరి నేనూ నీతో కలిసి దుఃఖాన్ని పొందాను।

Word by Word

• श्री-महा-देव-शपथम्: the oath of Śrī Mahādeva
• श्री-महा-देव-शपथम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + śapatha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (श्रीमहादेवस्य शपथः)

• समुल्लङ्घ्य: having transgressed
• समुल्लङ्घ्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+ud+√laṅgh (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययभाव-कृदन्त (gerund/ल्यप्), ‘having transgressed’

• भ्रमात्: from delusion
• भ्रमात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; कारणार्थे (cause)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यतः: from where
• यतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatas (अव्यय; from yat)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/कारणार्थक-अव्यय (relative adverb: from where/whence)

• स्थितम्: (having been) placed / situated
• स्थितम्: Kriya (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘stood/placed’

• ततः: from there
• ततः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय; from tad)
• Form: तदर्थक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from there/thence)

• प्राप्यम्: to be obtained / destined
• प्राप्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra+√āp (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (gerundive/यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be obtained/attained’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्वया: by you / with you
• त्वया: Sahakari (सहकारी/Co-agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ/Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (postposition: with)

Speaker

Satī (Pārvatī in her Satī-incarnation)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights that violating a vow taken in Mahādeva’s name—through bhrama (delusion)—binds the soul to duḥkha. In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, ignorance tightens pāśa (bondage), and suffering follows until one returns to dharma and Śiva-oriented clarity.

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

An oath in Mahādeva’s name presumes living under the Lord’s witnessing presence (Saguna Śiva as the compassionate, overseeing Pati). Linga-worship trains integrity, remembrance, and accountability—so vows and conduct become aligned with Śiva-bhakti rather than impulse.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is vow-purification through Śiva-smaraṇa: daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with repentance and renewed sankalpa, optionally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and restraint.