Shloka 59

Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma

Devanagari script

तथापि श्रूयतां नाथ स्वदुःखं ब्रूमहे वयम् । त्वदाज्ञया महादेव कृपादृष्ट्या विलोकय

Transliteration

tathāpi śrūyatāṃ nātha svaduḥkhaṃ brūmahe vayam | tvadājñayā mahādeva kṛpādṛṣṭyā vilokaya

Translation

ถึงกระนั้น ข้าแต่นาถ โปรดสดับฟัง—พวกข้าจะทูลความทุกข์ของตน ข้าแต่มหาเทพ ด้วยพระบัญชาของพระองค์ โปรดทอดพระเนตรพวกข้าด้วยสายตาแห่งเมตตา

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• अपि: even, nevertheless
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘even/also’

• श्रूयताम्: let (it) be heard
• श्रूयताम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे (‘let it be heard’)

• नाथ: O Lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• स्वदुःखम्: our own sorrow
• स्वदुःखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘स्वं दुःखम्’)

• ब्रूमहे: we tell, we speak
• ब्रूमहे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वत्-आज्ञया: by your command
• त्वत्-आज्ञया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘त्वत्-आज्ञा’ = ‘तव आज्ञा’); अर्थे—‘by your command’

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘महान् देवः’)

• कृपा-दृष्ट्या: with a compassionate glance
• कृपा-दृष्ट्या: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘कृपायाः दृष्टिः’/‘कृपायुक्ता दृष्टिः’)

• विलोकय: look (upon), behold
• विलोकय: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लोक् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Shiva (Mahadeva) within the Kotirudra Samhita narrative

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a supplicatory transition: despite Śiva’s omniscience, the petitioners formally state their duḥkha to invoke His anugraha (grace).

Significance: Models śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): voicing suffering and seeking Śiva’s kṛpā-dṛṣṭi is treated as a direct means to soften pāśa (bondage) and receive protection.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse expresses śaraṇāgati (surrender): the devotee openly presents personal suffering and seeks Śiva’s kṛpā (grace). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, liberation and relief from bondage arise when Pati (Śiva) turns His compassionate attention toward the paśu (bound soul).

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

The request for Śiva’s ‘compassionate gaze’ aligns with seeking darśana of Saguna Śiva—often through Linga worship at a Jyotirlinga—where the devotee approaches the Lord as Nātha and Mahādeva, trusting that His presence and grace transform sorrow and remove obstacles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is humble prayer before the Śiva-liṅga with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), followed by a heartfelt statement of one’s distress and a request for kṛpādṛṣṭi; this can be paired with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as supportive Shaiva observances.