Shloka 5

तृतीयनेत्राग्निनिवृत्तिः / Quelling the Fire of the Third Eye

Vāḍava Fire Placed in the Ocean

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वाहं शिवं स्मृत्वा तद्धेतुं सुविमृश्य च । गतस्तत्र विनीतात्मा त्रिलोकावनहेतवे

Transliteration

tacchrutvāhaṃ śivaṃ smṛtvā taddhetuṃ suvimṛśya ca | gatastatra vinītātmā trilokāvanahetave

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังดังนั้น ข้าพเจ้าระลึกถึงพระศิวะ และไตร่ตรองเหตุแห่งเรื่องนั้นอย่างรอบคอบ แล้วจึงไปยังที่นั้นด้วยจิตอ่อนน้อมและสำรวม เพื่อคุ้มครองและเกื้อกูลไตรโลก

Word by Word

• tat: that (it)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having heard’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• smṛtvā: having remembered
• smṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having remembered’

• tad: that
• tad: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• hetum: cause/reason
• hetum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• su: well, thoroughly
• su: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/प्रत्ययार्थ-पूर्वपद, ‘well/very’ (intensifier)

• vimṛśya: having considered
• vimṛśya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+mṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having reflected/considered’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• gataḥ: (I) went
• gataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used actively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘gone’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• vinīta-ātmā: having a disciplined self
• vinīta-ātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vinīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘whose self is disciplined’

• tri-loka-avana-hetave: for the purpose of protecting the three worlds
• tri-loka-avana-hetave: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + avana (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/उपपद-समासभाव); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; ‘for the cause of protecting the three worlds’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account as part of the Rudra Saṃhitā narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative. The verse foregrounds ‘smaraṇa of Śiva’ as a stabilizing act leading to triloka-avana (protection), aligning with Śiva’s sustaining governance (sthiti) through grace-mediated agency.

Significance: Teaches that remembrance of Śiva (śiva-smṛti) and discernment of causes (viveka) precede effective action for loka-saṅgraha (world-welfare).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva-smaraṇa (remembrance of Shiva) joined with viveka (careful discernment of causes) and vinaya (humility). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, devotion is not passive—remembering Pati (Śiva) should mature into dharmic action for the welfare of all beings (tri-loka-avana).

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

Remembering Śiva upon hearing auspicious or urgent news reflects Saguna-upāsanā—turning the mind to Shiva as the compassionate Lord who guides and protects the worlds. Such Shiva-smaraṇa naturally supports Linga worship by centering the practitioner in reverence, clarity, and service-oriented intention.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Shiva-smaraṇa with the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") before taking decisions—reflecting on the cause (hetu) and acting with humility. If following Shiva Purana disciplines, one may add Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and devotion.