Shloka 6

ब्राह्मणीमरणवर्णनम् (Account of the Brahmin Woman’s Death) — within Nandikeśvara-māhātmya

Devanagari script

आर्तेश्वरसुनामा हि वर्तते पापहारकः । परमेश्वर इति ख्यातः सिंहेश्वर इति स्मृतः

Transliteration

ārteśvarasunāmā hi vartate pāpahārakaḥ | parameśvara iti khyātaḥ siṃheśvara iti smṛtaḥ

Translation

พระองค์ทรงมีนามมงคลว่า “อารเตศวร” ผู้ขจัดบาป เป็นที่สรรเสริญว่า “ปรเมศวร” และยังเป็นที่ระลึกนามว่า “สิงเหศวร” ด้วย

Word by Word

• ārteśvara-su-nāmā: having the auspicious name Ārteśvara
• ārteśvara-su-nāmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārteśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + su (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); compound meaning 'having the good name “Ārteśvara”' (su as intensifier)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (निपात)

• vartate: exists / is found
• vartate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• pāpa-hārakaḥ: remover of sins
• pāpa-hārakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + hāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective: 'remover of sin'

• parameśvaraḥ: Parameśvara
• parameśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); name/title in apposition

• iti: thus / called
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इत्यर्थे)

• khyātaḥ: is known as
• khyātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: khyā (धातु) → khyāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'is renowned/known'

• siṃheśvaraḥ: Siṃheśvara
• siṃheśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); name/title in apposition

• iti: thus / called
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इत्यर्थे)

• smṛtaḥ: is remembered as
• smṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु) → smṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'is remembered/called'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse lists local liṅga-epithets: Ārteśvara (‘Lord of the distressed’), Parameśvara, and Siṃheśvara. The implied sthala-māhātmya is that darśana/āśraya of this Śiva-sthāna removes pāpa and grants refuge to the afflicted (ārta).

Significance: Darśana of the liṅga named Ārteśvara is presented as pāpa-haraṇa and ārtatrāṇa (succor to the distressed), aligning with the Purāṇic promise of kṣema and śānti through Śiva-sevā.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Shiva, established here as Ārteśvara, is pāpahāraka—by devotion and remembrance of Him as Parameśvara, the soul turns from impurity (mala/pāpa) toward grace and liberation, consistent with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on the Lord’s saving power.

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

It affirms Shiva’s Saguna accessibility through a specific Linga-shrine name (Ārteśvara/Siṃheśvara) while declaring His highest status as Parameśvara—showing that worship of the manifest Linga is worship of the Supreme Pati Himself.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (repetition of Shiva’s names) and Linga-pūjā with a repentant, devotional mind—especially suitable for pilgrimage worship and Mahāśivarātri observance as a sin-purifying discipline.