Shloka 24

देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”

Devanagari script

चरितं मम सर्वत्र त्रैलोक्यस्य सुखावहम् । कृतं मयैवं सकलं दक्षमोहादिकं च तत्

Transliteration

caritaṃ mama sarvatra trailokyasya sukhāvaham | kṛtaṃ mayaivaṃ sakalaṃ dakṣamohādikaṃ ca tat

Translation

พระจริยาของเราถูกกล่าวขานทั่วทุกแห่ง เป็นเหตุแห่งสวัสดิและความสุขแก่ไตรโลกย์ ทั้งหมดนี้—เริ่มแต่ความหลงของทักษะและเหตุการณ์ต่อเนื่อง—เรานี่เองเป็นผู้บันดาลให้เกิดขึ้น

Word by Word

• चरितम्: deed / narrative
• चरितम्: कर्म/विषय (object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘चरितम्’ = deed/episode (here as topic)

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

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• त्रैलोक्यस्य: of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: त्रयाणां लोकानां समाहारः

• सुखावहम्: bringing happiness
• सुखावहम्: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: सुखम् आवहति इति

• कृतम्: done / made
• कृतम्: कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय (predicate in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘done/made’

• मया: by me
• मया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (manner adverb)

• सकलम्: entire / whole
• सकलम्: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• दक्ष-मोह-आदिकम्: (the episode of) Dakṣa’s delusion and the like
• दक्ष-मोह-आदिकम्: कर्म/विषय (object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार/निर्देशार्थ तत्पुरुष: ‘दक्षस्य मोहः’ इत्यादि (Dakṣa’s delusion etc.)

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: अन्वय/निर्देश (anaphoric reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Allusion to the Dakṣa-yajña cycle: Dakṣa’s moha (delusion) is divinely induced to unfold a cosmic lesson—humbling pride and re-establishing Śiva’s supremacy and dharma.

Significance: Hearing/remembering the Dakṣa episode is framed as lokahita (welfare for the three worlds), encouraging humility and devotion to Śiva-Śakti.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Dakṣa-yajña upheaval as a dharmic-cosmic correction episode (līlā) rather than a random calamity.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha

FAQs

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

Shiva declares that his līlā is universally beneficial: even events that appear disruptive (like Daksha’s delusion) are guided by the Lord to restore dharma, dissolve ego, and lead beings toward purification and liberation under Pati’s grace.

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

By affirming that Shiva’s manifest actions are ‘sukhāvaha’ for all worlds, the verse supports Saguna worship—devotees contemplate Shiva’s deeds and forms (including the Liṅga) as compassionate means through which the Nirguna Supreme becomes accessible and grants upliftment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śravaṇa and smaraṇa of Shiva-charita: regularly listening to or reciting Shiva Purana episodes with devotion, coupled with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), as a practical remembrance that purifies delusion and aligns the mind with Shiva’s grace.