Shloka 49

Devanagari script

अथ सोपि किराताह्वो महादेवस्ससैन्यकः । तच्छ्रुत्वा सैन्यसंयुक्तो ह्यर्जुनं चागमत्तदा

Transliteration

atha sopi kirātāhvo mahādevassasainyakaḥ | tacchrutvā sainyasaṃyukto hyarjunaṃ cāgamattadā

Translation

అప్పుడు కిరాతుడు (వేటగాడు) అని ప్రసిద్ధుడైన మహాదేవుడు తన గణసేనతో కూడి అది విని, సైన్యసహితుడై వెంటనే ముందుకు సాగి అర్జునుని వద్దకు వచ్చెను।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रसङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक/अनन्तरार्थक (indeclinable; then/thereupon)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (indeclinable; also/even)

• किराताह्वः: the one named ‘Kirāta’
• किराताह्वः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरात + आह्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘किरात-आह्व’ = किरात-नामक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: ‘किरातस्य आह्वः’)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् देवः)

• स-सैन्यकः: with (his) army
• स-सैन्यकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सहितार्थक-उपसर्गवत्/अव्यय) + सैन्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (स + सैन्यक = ‘सैन्येन सह’); विशेषण (qualifier of महादेवः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; (object of श्रुत्वा: ‘that’)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having heard’

• सैन्य-संयुक्तः: accompanied by an army
• सैन्य-संयुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (सैन्येन संयुक्तः = joined with an army); विशेषण (of महादेवः/किराताह्वः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/हेतौ (indeclinable; indeed/for)

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• अर्जुनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

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

• अगमत्: went/approached
• अगमत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time; then)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Arjuna

FAQs

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

It shows Shiva’s Saguna compassion: the Lord deliberately approaches the devotee (Arjuna) in a specific form (Kirāta) to test, refine, and finally bless him—revealing that divine grace meets sincere striving.

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

Though Linga worship points to Shiva’s transcendence, this verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva—Shiva who assumes a perceivable form to guide the devotee—affirming that both the formless principle and embodied grace are honored in Shaiva devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to combine devotion with steadiness: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Shaiva observances (bhasma/tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa, where appropriate) as a way to invite Shiva’s guiding presence.