Shloka 2

शब्दब्रह्मतनुवर्णनम् — Description of the Form of Śabda-Brahman

Devanagari script

दयालुरभवच्छंभुर्दीनानां प्रतिपालकः । गर्विणां गर्वहर्ता च सवेषां प्रभुरव्ययः

Transliteration

dayālurabhavacchaṃbhurdīnānāṃ pratipālakaḥ | garviṇāṃ garvahartā ca saveṣāṃ prabhuravyayaḥ

Translation

พระศัมภูทรงเปี่ยมด้วยเมตตา—ทรงคุ้มครองผู้ทุกข์ยาก ทรงขจัดความทะนงของผู้หยิ่งผยอง และทรงเป็นพระผู้เป็นเจ้าอันไม่เสื่อมสลายของสรรพสิ่ง

Word by Word

• दयालुः: compassionate
• दयालुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दयालु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथम), Singular

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• दीनानाम्: of the distressed
• दीनानाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• प्रतिपालकः: protector
• प्रतिपालकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिपालक (प्रातिपदिक: प्रति + पालक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agent noun

• गर्विणाम्: of the proud
• गर्विणाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• गर्वहर्ता: remover of pride
• गर्वहर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्वहर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक: गर्व + हर्तृ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• प्रभुः: lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• अव्ययः: imperishable
• अव्ययः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: divine intervention: the Lord’s compassion turns toward the distressed; pride-removal marks the shift from tirodhāna to anugraha.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as Pati—the compassionate, imperishable Lord—who both shelters the suffering and dissolves the ego that blocks grace, making humility and surrender central to liberation.

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

In Saguna worship, devotees approach Śambhu through the Liṅga as the accessible Lord who protects the distressed; the verse also reminds worshippers to offer pūjā without pride, since Shiva is the remover of arrogance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of humility, combined with simple Liṅga-abhiṣeka as an offering of surrender—seeking protection and the dissolution of ego.