Shloka 9

कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma

Devanagari script

एतच्छंभुः पुरोवाच भक्तवर्याय विष्णवे । पृष्टस्तेन महाभक्त्या परोपकृतये मुने

Transliteration

etacchaṃbhuḥ purovāca bhaktavaryāya viṣṇave | pṛṣṭastena mahābhaktyā paropakṛtaye mune

Translation

ข้าแต่มุนี เรื่องนี้พระศัมภูได้ตรัสไว้ก่อนแล้วแก่พระวิษณุผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่ภักตะ เมื่อพระองค์ถูกทูลถามด้วยภักติอันยิ่งใหญ่เพื่อเกื้อกูลผู้อื่น।

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (teaching)
• एतत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time: formerly)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्तवर्याय: to the best devotee
• भक्तवर्याय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त + वर्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: वर्यः भक्तः (excellent devotee)

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• पृष्टः: (he) having been asked
• पृष्टः: कर्ता (Karta/Grammatical subject in passive sense)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग-सूचक (having been asked)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• महाभक्त्या: with great devotion
• महाभक्त्या: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक; समास/उपपद)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महती भक्ति

• परोपकृतये: for the benefit of others
• परोपकृतये: प्रयोजन (Purpose/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + उपकृति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-प्रयोजन (for the sake of); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: परस्य उपकृतिः (benefit of others)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who reveals sacred teaching when approached with mahābhakti, and it frames that knowledge as meant for paropakāra—uplifting others, not merely personal gain.

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

By presenting Viṣṇu as the foremost devotee receiving instruction directly from Śambhu, the verse supports Saguna Śiva worship as a legitimate means of approaching the Lord—devotion invites revelation, which later grounds practices like Linga-pūjā in right understanding.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is bhakti-centered listening (śravaṇa) and remembrance (smaraṇa) of Śiva’s teachings, undertaken with the intention of paropakāra; this aligns naturally with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and sharing dharma for others’ benefit.