Shloka 50

Gṛhapati’s Vow: Turning Grief into Mṛtyuñjaya–Mahākāla Sādhana (गृहपतेः प्रतिज्ञा—मृत्युंजय-महाकालजपः)

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । शिशो गृहपते शक्राद्वज्रोद्यतकरादहो । ज्ञात भीतोऽसि मा भैषीर्जिज्ञासा ते मया कृता

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | śiśo gṛhapate śakrādvajrodyatakarādaho | jñāta bhīto'si mā bhaiṣīrjijñāsā te mayā kṛtā

Translation

พระอีศวรตรัสว่า “โอ้ลูกน้อย โอ้เจ้าบ้าน! อา, เมื่อเห็นศักระ (อินทรา) ชูมือถือวัชระ เจ้าก็หวาดกลัว—เรารู้แล้ว อย่ากลัวเลย; นี่เป็นเพียงการทดสอบที่เรากระทำเพื่อประสงค์จะรู้จักเจ้า”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara
• ईश्वरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता-निर्देशः

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

• शिशो: O child
• शिशो: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• गृहपते: O householder / master of the house
• गृहपते: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गृहस्य पतिः)

• शक्रात्: from Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• वज्र-उद्यत-करात्: from the hand raised with a thunderbolt
• वज्र-उद्यत-करात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्यत (कृदन्त) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (वज्रं उद्यतः करः यस्य/वज्रं उद्यतं करं यस्मात्)

• अहो: alas!/oh!
• अहो: निपात (Exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: विस्मय/सम्बोधनार्थक-निपात (exclamation)

• ज्ञात: (it is) known / understood
• ज्ञात: भाववाचक (Predicative/statement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) नपुंसक/पुं-प्रयोगः; अत्र संबोधन/वाक्योपपदं—'ज्ञातम्' इव (known/understood)

• भीतः: afraid
• भीतः: कर्तृविशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• असि: you are
• असि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मा: do not
• मा: निषेध (Prohibition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (prohibitive particle, used with imperative/optative)

• भैषीः: be afraid
• भैषीः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; निषेधेन सह (prohibition)

• जिज्ञासा: a wish to know / inquiry
• जिज्ञासा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिज्ञासा (प्रातिपदिक; desiderative noun from √ज्ञा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मया: by me
• मया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृता: made / done
• कृता: कर्तृविशेषण/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; जिज्ञासा-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Īśvara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indra (Shakra)

FAQs

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

It teaches that worldly and celestial threats (even Indra’s vajra) cannot ultimately harm one who is under Īśvara’s protection; fear is dispelled when the soul (paśu) recognizes the Lord (Pati) as the true guardian.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva’s compassionate, personal guidance—He speaks directly, reassures, and reveals that trials can be divinely permitted to mature devotion, a core mood of Linga-worship and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice abhaya-bhāvanā (contemplation of fearlessness) by repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” mentally placing oneself at Shiva’s feet and letting anxiety subside as a form of inner worship.