Shloka 28

कामभस्म-प्रार्थना: रत्याः शङ्करं प्रति विनयः / Rati’s Supplication to Śaṅkara regarding Kāma’s Ashes

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्त्वा ते च सम्मान्य तं सुखेनामरास्तदा । सन्तस्थुस्तत्र विष्ण्वाद्यास्सर्वे लब्धमनोरथाः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | ityuktvā te ca sammānya taṃ sukhenāmarāstadā | santasthustatra viṣṇvādyāssarve labdhamanorathāḥ

Translation

พระพรหมตรัสว่า “ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว เหล่าเทพก็ถวายเกียรติแก่เขาด้วยความยินดี และ ณ ที่นั้น พระวิษณุและเทพอื่นๆ ทั้งปวงก็พำนักอยู่ โดยความปรารถนาได้สำเร็จแล้ว”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-शब्दः, अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/ल्यप्), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having said)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• सम्मान्य: having honored
• सम्मान्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + मान् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-प्राय (Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘सम्मान्य’ = सम्मानं कृत्वा (having honored)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुखेन: comfortably, with ease
• सुखेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/रीति (instrumental of manner)

• अमराः: the gods
• अमराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सन्तस्थुः: stood, remained
• सन्तस्थुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘stood/settled’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• विष्णु-आद्याः: those headed by Viṣṇu
• विष्णु-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे ‘विष्णुः आदिः येषाम्’ (those beginning with Viṣṇu)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषणप्रयोग

• लब्ध-मनोरथाः: having attained their desired aims
• लब्ध-मनोरथाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √लभ्) + मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘लब्धः मनोरथः येषाम्’ (whose wishes are fulfilled)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights that when the divine is duly honored, the intended spiritual aim (manoratha) becomes fulfilled—suggesting that grace and reverent alignment with Pati (the Lord) resolves the gods’ purpose.

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

Though the verse is narrative, its core act is “sammānya” (reverent honoring), which mirrors Saguna worship—approaching the Lord through respectful devotion, by which seekers become “labdha-manorathāḥ,” successful in their aim.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is reverential upacāra-bhakti: offer respectful homage (namaskāra, stuti, pūjā) with a calm mind; this is the inner attitude that supports mantra-japa such as the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).