Shloka 55

शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)

Devanagari script

शंभुमाभाष्य ते सर्वे विष्ण्वाद्या मुदितानना । स्वंस्वं धाम ययुर्नत्वा स्तुत्वा च मुनयस्सुराः

Transliteration

śaṃbhumābhāṣya te sarve viṣṇvādyā muditānanā | svaṃsvaṃ dhāma yayurnatvā stutvā ca munayassurāḥ

Translation

ครั้นกราบทูลและสนทนากับพระศัมภูแล้ว พระวิษณุเป็นต้นทั้งปวงต่างมีใบหน้าเปี่ยมปีติ กราบนอบน้อมและสรรเสริญ จากนั้นเหล่าฤๅษีและเทพทั้งหลายก็กลับสู่ที่พำนักของตน ๆ.

Word by Word

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आभाष्य: having addressed
• आभाष्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√भाष् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), ‘having addressed/spoken to’

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

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• विष्ण्वाद्याः: Vishnu and others
• विष्ण्वाद्याः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (विष्णुः आदिः येषाम्/विष्णु-आदिः)

• मुदिताननाः: with joyful faces
• मुदिताननाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘मुदितम् आननं येषाम्’

• स्वम्: own
• स्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘own’ (qualifies धाम)

• स्वम्: respective
• स्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (distributive: each his own)

• धाम: abode
• धाम: कर्म (Karma/Object; goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having bowed’

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having praised’

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

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Devas
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Śiva as the supreme refuge (Pati): even great devas like Viṣṇu approach with humility, offer stuti, and depart only after honoring Śambhu—showing that reverence and surrender invite divine grace.

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

The verse models Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva personally, bowing, and praising—an attitude that also underlies Liṅga worship, where the devotee offers namaskāra and stotra as expressions of bhakti and recognition of Śiva’s lordship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily namaskāra to Śiva with stuti—such as chanting the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and offering a short hymn—cultivating humility, gratitude, and steadiness of mind.