Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

चित्रहोत्रपुरी रम्या सुखदार्चिष्मती वरा । जातवेदसि ये भक्ता ते तत्र निवसन्ति वै

Transliteration

citrahotrapurī ramyā sukhadārciṣmatī varā | jātavedasi ye bhaktā te tatra nivasanti vai

Translation

จิตรโหตรปุรีงดงามรื่นรมย์ เป็นนครอันประเสริฐนามว่า ‘สุขทา’ และ ‘อรฺจิษฺมตี’. ผู้เป็นภักตะแด่ชาตเวทัส (เทพอัคนี) ย่อมพำนักอยู่ ณ ที่นั้นจริงแท้

Word by Word

• चित्रहोत्रपुरी: Citrahotra-city (name of a city)
• चित्रहोत्रपुरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र-होत्र-पुरī (प्रातिपदिक; चित्र+होत्र+पुरी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (चित्रं होत्रं यस्यां सा पुरी / ‘city of Citrahotra’)

• रम्या: lovely
• रम्या: Karta-anvayi Viśeṣaṇa (कर्तान्वयी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुखदा: bestowing happiness
• सुखदा: Karta-anvayi Viśeṣaṇa (कर्तान्वयी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-द (प्रातिपदिक; सुख+दा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (सुखं ददाति)

• अर्चिष्मती: radiant/flame-bearing
• अर्चिष्मती: Karta-anvayi Viśeṣaṇa (कर्तान्वयी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्चिष्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (‘possessing flames/splendor’)

• वरा: excellent
• वरा: Karta-anvayi Viśeṣaṇa (कर्तान्वयी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जातवेदसि: in/for Jātavedas (Agni)
• जातवेदसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (जातं वेदः यस्य—‘he who knows all that is born’, epithet of Agni)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• भक्ताः: devotees
• भक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (कृदन्त; √भज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, ‘devotees’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (correlative pronoun)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• निवसन्ति: dwell
• निवसन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Describes a radiant devotional realm (Chitrahotrapurī / Sukhadā / Arciṣmatī) attained by bhaktas of Jātavedas (Agni), consistent with loka-phala for specific upāsanā.

Significance: Promises a blissful post-mortem residence for devotees—motivating sustained bhakti and ritual purity.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Loka-description (devaloka-style) associated with Agni devotion

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a core Shaiva theme: sincere devotion (bhakti) to the Divine leads the soul toward auspicious, luminous states of being—symbolized here by radiant, happiness-giving abodes where devotees ‘dwell’ due to their steadfast devotion.

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

By naming Jātavedas (a radiant, fire-like divine epithet), the verse points to Saguna contemplation—approaching Shiva through a perceivable, worship-worthy aspect. In Shaiva practice, this aligns with Linga-upasana where the formless is honored through an accessible sacred form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is bhakti-supported upasana: daily Shiva remembrance with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and worship with purity and steadiness, cultivating the ‘radiance’ (arciṣ) implied by the verse.