Shloka 43

दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas

Devanagari script

व्रतेनानेन देवेश यथाशक्तिकृतेन च । सन्तुष्टो भव शर्वाद्य कृपां कुरु ममोपरि

Transliteration

vratenānena deveśa yathāśaktikṛtena ca | santuṣṭo bhava śarvādya kṛpāṃ kuru mamopari

Translation

โอ้เทวेश ด้วยพรตนี้ที่ข้าพเจ้าปฏิบัติตามกำลังของตน โอ้ศรวะผู้เป็นปฐม ขอพระองค์ทรงพอพระทัย และโปรดประทานพระกรุณาแก่ข้าพเจ้า

Word by Word

• व्रतेन: by/with the vow
• व्रतेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘by this’ (व्रतेन इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• यथाशक्ति: according to ability
• यथाशक्ति: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-शक्ति (अव्यय-समास); यथा (अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb): ‘according to (one’s) ability’

• कृतेन: performed
• कृतेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; व्रतेन इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (‘done/performed’)

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

• सन्तुष्टः: satisfied/pleased
• सन्तुष्टः: Vidhāna (विधेय/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बोधनस्य (देवेश) प्रति विधेय-विशेषणम्

• भव: be
• भव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शर्व: O Śarva (Shiva)
• शर्व: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शिव-नाम

• आद्य: O primordial one
• आद्य: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शर्व इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कृपाम्: compassion/grace
• कृपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुरु: do/show
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• उपरि: upon/over
• उपरि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb/postposition: upon/over)

Speaker

A devotee/vrata-observer praying to Lord Shiva (as narrated within Suta Goswami’s discourse in the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Functions as the core supplication (prārthanā) after vrata: ‘be pleased’ (santuṣṭo bhava) and ‘bestow grace’ (kṛpāṃ kuru).

Significance: Explicitly seeks anugraha, the decisive act by which Pati loosens pāśa (bondage) and turns the paśu toward liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: santuṣṭo bhava śarvādya kṛpāṃ kuru mamopari

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It expresses the Shaiva Siddhanta mood of śaraṇāgati (surrender): the devotee offers a vow within their means (yathāśakti) and seeks Śiva’s anugraha (grace), affirming that liberation and blessings ultimately arise from the Lord’s compassionate acceptance.

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

The prayer is directed to Deveśa/Śarva—Saguna Śiva who is approachable through vrata, pūjā, and especially Jyotirlinga pilgrimage traditions described in the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā; the devotee’s aim is to please the manifest Lord and receive His grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to undertaking a Shiva-vrata according to one’s capacity—such as fasting/discipline with Linga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and prayer for kṛpā—emphasizing sincerity over austerity.