Shloka 32

द्विजेश्वरावतारः

The Manifestation of Shiva as Dvijeśvara

Devanagari script

अद्य चैनं द्विजन्मानं हतदारं शुचार्दितम् । हतशोकं करिष्यामि दत्त्वा प्राणानतिप्रियान्

Transliteration

adya cainaṃ dvijanmānaṃ hatadāraṃ śucārditam | hataśokaṃ kariṣyāmi dattvā prāṇānatipriyān

Translation

วันนี้เราจักปลดเปลื้องพราหมณ์ผู้เกิดสองครั้งผู้นี้ ผู้สูญเสียภรรยาและถูกความโศกครอบงำ ให้พ้นจากความทุกข์ แม้ต้องถวายลมหายใจอันเป็นที่รักยิ่งของเราเองก็ตาม।

Word by Word

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (काल-अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-निपात)

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dvijan-mānam: a twice-born (brahmin)
• dvijan-mānam: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijanman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—बहुव्रीहिः (yasya dvi janmanī saḥ = brāhmaṇa)

• hata-dāram: whose wife is slain
• hata-dāram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hata (कृदन्त) + dāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—बहुव्रीहिः (hataḥ dāraḥ yasya)

• śucā: by grief/sorrow
• śucā: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• arditam: afflicted
• arditam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ard (धातु) → ardita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त/ktá); Masculine Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies enam

• hata-śokam: one whose grief is removed
• hata-śokam: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hata (कृदन्त) + śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—बहुव्रीहिः (hataḥ śokaḥ yasya)

• kariṣyāmi: I will make
• kariṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्/lṛṭ), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); परस्मैपद

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकाले)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ktvā); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having given)

• prāṇān: life-breaths, lives
• prāṇān: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ati-priyān: most dear
• ati-priyān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (atiśayena priyān); विशेषणम् (prāṇān)

Speaker

An unnamed devotee/hero within the narrative (as narrated by Suta Goswami)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse highlights dāna/tyāga as dharmic conduct that becomes a vehicle for Śiva’s grace in Purāṇic storytelling.

Significance: Models the ‘Śiva-bhakta’ ethic: compassion to the afflicted (dayā) and willingness to sacrifice—seen as a direct attractor of anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic compassion: the willingness to give oneself to relieve another’s suffering, reflecting Shaiva bhakti where ego is surrendered and sorrow is transcended through selfless intent aligned with Pati (Shiva).

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, the devotee imitates Shiva’s grace (anugraha) by becoming an instrument of protection and solace; such compassionate action is treated as living worship, like serving the Linga through service to beings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sankalpa with japa—mentally offering one’s prāṇa and ego at Shiva’s feet while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating inner sacrifice and compassion rather than mere outward ritual.