Shloka 162

Merit of Causeways and Crossings, Temple Construction Rewards, and the Rudrākṣa Mahātmya

Devanagari script

तावत्कालं शिवस्याग्रे पूजनीयः सुरासुरैः । सार्वभौमो भवेद्भूमौ शर्वतेजाः शिवालये

Transliteration

tāvatkālaṃ śivasyāgre pūjanīyaḥ surāsuraiḥ | sārvabhaumo bhavedbhūmau śarvatejāḥ śivālaye

Translation

ตลอดกาลนั้น เทพและอสูรทั้งหลายพึงบูชาเขาเบื้องหน้าพระศิวะ และบนแผ่นดินเขาย่อมเป็นจักรพรรดิผู้ครอบครองทั่วหล้า เปล่งรัศมีแห่งศรวะ (ศิวะ) ณ ศิวาลัย (เทวสถานของพระศิวะ)

Word by Word

• तावत्-कालम्: for that duration
• तावत्-कालम्: Kala-avadhi (कालावधि/अत्यन्तसंयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तावत्+काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (तावत् इति अव्ययार्थः + काल)

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अग्रे: in front (presence)
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पूजनीयः: worthy to be worshipped
• पूजनीयः: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: अनीयर्/तव्यत्-अर्थक (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• सुर-असुरैः: by gods and demons
• सुर-असुरैः: Kartr-karana (कर्ता-करण/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर+असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• सार्वभौमः: universal sovereign
• सार्वभौमः: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्वभौम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भूमौ: on earth
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शर्व-तेजाः: one possessing Śarva’s splendor
• शर्व-तेजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व+तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः शर्वस्य तेजः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); तेजस्-शब्दः प्रथमा एकवचन (तेजाः)

• शिवालये: in Śiva’s abode/temple
• शिवालये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः शिवस्य आलयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context; exact dialogue pair not provided in the input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: शिवस्य+अग्रे→शिवस्याग्रे; सुर+असुरैः→सुरासुरैः; भवेत्+भूमौ→भवेद्भूमौ (त्+भ→द्भ)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sharva
• Suras (Devas)
• Asuras

FAQs

What does this verse say about who should be worshipped in relation to Śiva?

It states that, for a specified duration, the person described is to be worshipped “before Śiva” (śivasyāgre) by both devas and asuras.

What is meant by “sārvabhauma” in this verse?

Sārvabhauma indicates a universal sovereign—one who attains overarching kingship or supremacy on earth (bhūmau).

What ethical or devotional lesson is implied here?

The verse emphasizes the power of devotion and divine favor: being worthy of worship and gaining sovereignty is linked to association with Śiva and the radiance (tejas) attributed to him.