Shloka 68

रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace

Devanagari script

गत्वा तत्र समुद्धारं चक्रे तस्य गिरेस्स च । तत्रस्थं चैव तत्सर्वं विपर्यस्तं परस्परम्

Transliteration

gatvā tatra samuddhāraṃ cakre tasya giressa ca | tatrasthaṃ caiva tatsarvaṃ viparyastaṃ parasparam

Translation

ครั้นไปถึงที่นั่น เขาได้กระทำการฟื้นฟูภูเขานั้นด้วย และสรรพสิ่งที่อยู่ ณ ที่นั้นล้วนคว่ำกลับปะปนกัน สับสนยุ่งเหยิงไปทั่ว

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/absolutive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having gone’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• समुद्धारम्: lifting up, raising
• समुद्धारम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चक्रे: did, performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तस्य: of that/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गिरेः: of the mountain
• गिरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्रस्थम्: situated there
• तत्रस्थम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय) + स्थ (धातु/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अव्ययपूर्वपद: ‘तत्र स्थितम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object determiner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विपर्यस्तम्: overturned, reversed
• विपर्यस्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object predicate/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + परि + अस्/स्था? (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘उलटित/विपरीत-स्थित’

• परस्परम्: mutually, with each other
• परस्परम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Mode)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; परस्पर-भावे (reciprocal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The ‘overturned/confused’ state externalizes inner disorder: when the bound soul acts from pride, the world it touches becomes viparyasta; restoration requires alignment with Śiva’s order (ṛta/dharma).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the re-establishment of sacred order: what is overturned and confused is restored, reflecting Shiva’s role as Pati who upholds dharma and re-harmonizes the world when it falls into disorder.

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

Kotirudrasaṃhitā is closely tied to Jyotirlinga sacred space; restoring a mountain and its disturbed surroundings supports the Saguna understanding of Shiva—present and accessible through holy places, where devotees approach Him through pilgrimage, worship, and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is seva to Shiva’s sacred spaces—cleaning, repairing, and protecting temples and tīrthas—performed with Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and a steady attitude of devotion.