Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

भविष्यति कृपालोस्तु कृपया मंगलं सदा । वन्द्या पूज्या त्रिलोकेऽहं तज्जायेति च हेतुतः

Transliteration

bhaviṣyati kṛpālostu kṛpayā maṃgalaṃ sadā | vandyā pūjyā triloke'haṃ tajjāyeti ca hetutaḥ

Translation

ด้วยพระกรุณาของพระผู้เปี่ยมเมตตา ความเป็นมงคลย่อมมีอยู่เสมอ และด้วยเหตุนี้เอง—เพราะเราจะเป็นชายาของพระองค์—เราจักเป็นผู้ควรแก่การนอบน้อมและบูชาในไตรโลก

Word by Word

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्काल), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• कृपालुः: compassionate
• कृपालुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपालु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) (implicit subject)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: emphasis/contrast)

• कृपया: by/with grace
• कृपया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (singular)

• मंगलम्: auspiciousness, welfare
• मंगलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंगल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• वन्द्या: worthy of praise
• वन्द्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द् (धातु) + य (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/भाव्य), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘वन्दनीया’ = worthy of being praised

• पूज्या: worthy of worship
• पूज्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + य (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/भाव्य), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पूजनीया’ = worthy of worship

• त्रिलोके: in the three worlds
• त्रिलोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• तत्-जाया: his wife
• तत्-जाया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + जाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

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

• हेतुतः: because (of that reason)
• हेतुतः: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः = ‘because of’

Speaker

Pārvatī (speaking about becoming Śiva’s consort)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Oṃkāreśvara

Sthala Purana: Oṃkāreśvara’s island-kṣetra is strongly associated with auspiciousness (maṅgala) and the Lord’s compassion; the verse’s focus on perpetual maṅgala through the compassionate Lord coheres with this kṣetra’s devotional framing.

Significance: Sought for maṅgala, removal of obstacles, and stabilizing grace; the consort-status of the Goddess underscores that auspiciousness is mediated through Śiva-Śakti together.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace) as the source of lasting maṅgala (auspicious well-being) and affirms Pārvatī’s cosmic role as Śiva’s Śakti—therefore worthy of reverence across the three worlds.

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

It supports Saguna worship by emphasizing Śiva as the compassionate Lord who bestows blessings, and it implicitly validates worship that honors Śiva together with His Śakti—common in Liṅga worship where devotion is directed to Śiva as the gracious Pati (Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is grace-centered bhakti: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” coupled with respectful worship of Śiva and Pārvatī (Śiva-Śakti), seeking maṅgala through surrender and devotion.