Shloka 30

Devanagari script

अहं विष्णुश्च सुप्रीतावपि स्वंस्वं परं मुदा । गायन्तौ सुयशश्शंभोः सर्वमंगलदं सदा

Transliteration

ahaṃ viṣṇuśca suprītāvapi svaṃsvaṃ paraṃ mudā | gāyantau suyaśaśśaṃbhoḥ sarvamaṃgaladaṃ sadā

Translation

నేను మరియు విష్ణువు, మా మా పరమస్థితిలో సంతోషంగా ఉన్నప్పటికీ, ఆనందంతో సదా శంభుని సుయశస్సును గానము చేస్తాము; అది నిత్యం సర్వమంగళప్రదం।

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुषार्थक; एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), पुल्लिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-निर्लिङ्गप्रयोग (pronoun)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुप्रीतौ: very pleased (both)
• सुप्रीतौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्रीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सु+प्री √प्री (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्विवचन, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि=also/even

• स्वम्: one's own
• स्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative)

• स्वम्: (each) his own
• स्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative)

• परम्: supreme/other (object of praise)
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental)

• गायन्तौ: singing (both)
• गायन्तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गायत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गै (धातु) + शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (present active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्विवचन, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• सुयशः: good fame/glory
• सुयशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुयशस् (प्रातिपदिक; सु+यशस्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); तत्पुरुष-समास (सु + यशस्)

• शम्भोः: of Shambhu (Shiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive)

• सर्वमङ्गलदम्: bestowing all auspiciousness
• सर्वमङ्गलदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + मङ्गल + द (प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) + क)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वमङ्गलस्य दः/दायकः)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Brahmā (speaking within the Satīkhaṇḍa narration, affirming Śiva’s supreme auspiciousness)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ishana

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it is a theological testimony (Brahmā speaking) that even Brahmā and Viṣṇu continuously sing Śambhu’s fame as sarva-maṅgala-da—supporting Śiva’s position as supreme auspicious Lord.

Significance: General: kīrtana of Śambhu’s yaśas is portrayed as a perpetual practice even for the highest devas; devotees emulate this for sarva-maṅgala (all-auspiciousness).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that even exalted deities like Brahmā and Viṣṇu attain auspiciousness by praising Śiva; Śambhu’s remembrance and glorification is presented as intrinsically maṅgala (auspicious) and spiritually elevating.

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

By emphasizing ‘singing the glory of Śambhu,’ it supports Saguna devotion—stuti and kīrtana directed to Śiva (often approached through the Śiva-liṅga) as a tangible focus for reverence that grants auspiciousness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular nāma-japa and kīrtana of Śiva—such as chanting the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as a daily practice of joyful remembrance and praise.