Shloka 72

Devanagari script

सान्निध्यं चाश्रये नित्यं करिष्यामि मुने तव । तिष्ठ वत्स यथा कामं नोत्कण्ठां च करिष्यसि

Transliteration

sānnidhyaṃ cāśraye nityaṃ kariṣyāmi mune tava | tiṣṭha vatsa yathā kāmaṃ notkaṇṭhāṃ ca kariṣyasi

Translation

โอฤๅษี เราจักอยู่ใกล้ชิดกับท่านเสมอ และอาศัยอยู่ในสำนักของท่าน วตสะ จงพำนักที่นี่ตามปรารถนาเถิด เจ้าจะไม่ต้องทุกข์ด้วยความอาวรณ์จากการพราก

Word by Word

• sānnidhyam: presence, proximity
• sānnidhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sānnidhya (सान्निध्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात, conjunction)

• āśraye: I take refuge / I resort to
• āśraye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-śri (आ-श्रि/श्रय्-धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• nityam: always, constantly
• nityam: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (नित्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa-avyaya (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय; adverbial accusative)

• kariṣyāmi: I will do
• kariṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ-धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्, periphrastic future), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Sambodhana (सम्बोधन), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी, genitive), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• tiṣṭha: stay, remain
• tiṣṭha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था-धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्, imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• vatsa: O dear child
• vatsa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (वत्स-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Sambodhana (सम्बोधन), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• yathā: as, according to
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā/vidhi-avyaya (उपमा/विधि-अव्यय; ‘as/according to’)

• kāmam: as you wish
• kāmam: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kāma (काम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa-avyaya (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय; accusative used adverbially: ‘at will’)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-nipāta (निषेध-निपात, negation particle)

• utkaṇṭhām: anxiety, longing
• utkaṇṭhām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utkaṇṭhā (उत्कण्ठा-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात, conjunction)

• kariṣyasi: you will do / you will have
• kariṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ-धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्, periphrastic future), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Lord’s grace removes the devotee’s inner separation: by abiding in sacred presence (sānnidhya) and taking refuge, the mind becomes steady and longing dissolves into devotional intimacy.

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

Sānnidhya is concretely accessed through Saguna worship—especially the Shiva Linga—where regular darśana, pūjā, and remembrance make the Lord ‘near’ to the devotee, turning emotional distance into lived communion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily sānnidhya through japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady pūjā before the Linga; the practical takeaway is consistent presence-based devotion rather than sporadic practice.