Shloka 38

Śiva-nāma-smaraṇa and Śambhu’s Protective Manifestation

Dāruka Episode

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वं तत्र गत्वा च विवरे च कृते मया । प्रविश्य च तदा पूजां कृत्वा नागेश्वरस्य च

Transliteration

tatastvaṃ tatra gatvā ca vivare ca kṛte mayā | praviśya ca tadā pūjāṃ kṛtvā nāgeśvarasya ca

Translation

“ต่อจากนั้นเจ้าจงไปที่นั่น; เมื่อช่องที่เราทำไว้พร้อมแล้ว จงเข้าไปภายใน และในกาลนั้นจงประกอบการบูชาพระนาเคศวร (พระศิวะ) ด้วย”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla/Anukrama (काल/अनुक्रम; sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/क्रमबोधक (then/from there)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्य), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having gone’

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

• विवरे: in the opening/cavity
• विवरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

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

• कृते: when made/after being made
• कृते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; circumstance)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; ‘when/after (it is) made’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता; agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

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

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण; time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म; object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having done’

• नागेश्वरस्य: of Nāgeśvara
• नागेश्वरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; समास: नागानाम् ईश्वरः (determinative)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudra Samhita account of Nāgeśvara Jyotirliṅga worship to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Nāṭarāja

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Nāgeśvara

Sthala Purana: Śiva creates an opening and directs the devotee to enter and worship Nāgeśvara—framing Nāgeśvara as a revealed sacred presence accessible by Śiva’s own intervention and the devotee’s obedience and pūjā.

Significance: Worship of Nāgeśvara grants protection from poisons/fears (nāga symbolism), removes bondage, and bestows Śiva’s grace; emphasizes darśana obtained through devotion and right ritual.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nageshvara

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes obedient entry into a sanctified space and the performance of pūjā to Nāgeśvara, highlighting that devotion expressed through proper approach and worship to Saguna Śiva (the Jyotirliṅga) becomes a means of grace and inner purification.

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

By explicitly instructing “pūjāṃ kṛtvā nāgeśvarasya,” it frames Nāgeśvara as an accessible, worshipful manifestation of Śiva (Saguna), where entering the shrine/inner area and offering worship to the Liṅga is presented as the direct devotional act.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests entering the designated sacred precinct and performing Liṅga-pūjā—offerings with reverence, purity, and focused mind; practitioners may accompany it with japa of Śiva’s names (especially the pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as part of the worship.