Shloka 62

Śiva–Arjuna Yuddha and the Subjugation of Pride (Śiva-parīkṣā)

Devanagari script

शिवं परं च सन्तुष्टम्पाण्डवाः सर्व एव हि । नातृप्यन्सर्ववृत्तान्तं श्रुत्वा हर्षमुपागताः

Transliteration

śivaṃ paraṃ ca santuṣṭampāṇḍavāḥ sarva eva hi | nātṛpyansarvavṛttāntaṃ śrutvā harṣamupāgatāḥ

Translation

పాండవులందరూ పరమశివుని యందు పూర్తిగా సంతుష్టులే; అయినా సమస్త వృత్తాంతాన్ని విని తృప్తి చెందక, మరింత హర్షంతో నిండిపోయారు।

Word by Word

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (शिवस्य)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• सन्तुष्टम्: pleased, satisfied
• सन्तुष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (छन्दसि/पाठे) ‘सन्तुष्टं’ = ‘सन्तुष्टम्’

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; पाण्डवानां विशेषणरूपेण

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Hetu/Emphasis (हेतु/बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (particle: for/indeed)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• अतृप्यन्: were not satisfied
• अतृप्यन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘अतृप्यन्’ = (they) were not satisfied

• सर्व-वृत्तान्तम्: the entire account
• सर्व-वृत्तान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वः वृत्तान्तः’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having heard’

• हर्षम्: joy, delight
• हर्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उपागताः: having attained, having come to
• उपागताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे (used predicatively for subject)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Pandavas

FAQs

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

It teaches that true contentment is found in the Supreme Śiva, yet Śiva-kathā (hearing Śiva’s deeds and forms) increases devotional bliss; the heart is satisfied in Pati, while devotion still longs to hear more.

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

The verse reflects the Shaiva view that the Supreme (Para) Śiva is realized through grace, while His narrated forms and deeds (saguṇa expressions) nourish bhakti—just as Linga-worship gives a tangible focus for the transcendent Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular śravaṇa (listening/recitation) of Śiva Purāṇa along with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is implied as a direct way to cultivate joy and steady devotion.