Shloka 67

Gṛhapati’s Vow: Turning Grief into Mṛtyuñjaya–Mahākāla Sādhana (गृहपतेः प्रतिज्ञा—मृत्युंजय-महाकालजपः)

Devanagari script

तैजसी शाम्भवी मूर्त्तिः प्रत्यक्षा दहनात्मिका । कर्त्री हर्त्री पालयित्री विनैतां किं विलोक्यते

Transliteration

taijasī śāmbhavī mūrttiḥ pratyakṣā dahanātmikā | kartrī hartrī pālayitrī vinaitāṃ kiṃ vilokyate

Translation

తేజోమయమైన శాంభవీ మూర్తి ప్రత్యక్షంగా ప్రకాశిస్తుంది, అగ్నిస్వరూపిణి. ఆమెనే కర్త్రీ, హర్త్రీ, పాలయిత్రీ; ఆమె దర్శనం లేక నిజంగా ఏమి దర్శనమవుతుంది?

Word by Word

• taijasī: fiery/luminous
• taijasī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: taijasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• śāmbhavī: Śambhu’s / Śaiva
• śāmbhavī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāmbhavī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (belonging to Śambhu)

• mūrtiḥ: form/manifestation
• mūrtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• pratyakṣā: visible/direct
• pratyakṣā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• dahanātmikā: of the nature of fire/burning
• dahanātmikā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dahana (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (dahanasya ātmā yasyāḥ)

• kartrī: doer/creator
• kartrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + tṛ (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त-तृन् (agent noun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• hartrī: remover/taker away
• hartrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √hṛ (धातु) + tṛ (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त-तृन् (agent noun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• pālayitrī: protector/sustainer
• pālayitrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √pāl (धातु) + itṛ (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त-तृन्/इतृ (agent noun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vinā: without
• vinā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/without-relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (preposition), विना + द्वितीया (without + Acc.)

• etām: this (her/this form)
• etām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• vilokyate: is seen/appears
• vilokyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√lok (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: is seen)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Śatarudra teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms Śāmbhavī Śakti as pratyakṣa (directly manifest) and as the operative power behind creation–maintenance–withdrawal; encourages Śiva-Śakti upāsanā for clarity of perception and devotion.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the directly manifest, transformative Śakti of Shiva (Śāmbhavī) is the power behind creation, sustenance, and dissolution; without recognizing Her, worldly “seeing” remains spiritually incomplete.

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

In Śaiva Siddhānta-oriented reading, Linga worship is worship of Pati (Shiva) together with His inseparable Śakti; the verse emphasizes that Shiva’s manifest grace and power are experienced through the Śāmbhavī form, making worship experiential (pratyakṣa), not merely conceptual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate the fiery, luminous presence of Shiva-Śakti while japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and reinforce devotion with Śaiva marks like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of dissolution and inner purification.