Shloka 14

Kirātāvatāra, Durvāsā-upākhyāna, and the Logic of Divine Rescue

Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga

Devanagari script

मया ह्याराधितः शम्भुः प्रसन्नः परमेश्वरः । बटुके पर्वतश्रेष्ठे सप्तमासं सुसेवितः

Transliteration

mayā hyārādhitaḥ śambhuḥ prasannaḥ parameśvaraḥ | baṭuke parvataśreṣṭhe saptamāsaṃ susevitaḥ

Translation

แท้จริงข้าพเจ้าได้บูชาพระศัมภู; พระปรเมศวรทรงพอพระทัย. ณ ภูเขาบฏุกะอันประเสริฐ ข้าพเจ้าได้ปรนนิบัติพระองค์อย่างดีตลอดเจ็ดเดือน

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतुबोधक (emphatic/causal)

• आराधितः: worshipped/propitiated
• आराधितः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ (passive sense)

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

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) शम्भोः

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थे ‘परमः ईश्वरः’

• बटुके: at Baṭuka (place)
• बटुके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बटुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• पर्वतश्रेष्ठे: on the best of mountains
• पर्वतश्रेष्ठे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘पर्वतानां श्रेष्ठः’ (best of mountains)

• सप्तमासम्: for seven months
• सप्तमासम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound)

• सुसेवितः: well served/worshipped
• सुसेवितः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु-सेव् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्ग ‘सु’ (well)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Śiva Purāṇa account to the sages, reporting a devotee’s statement within the narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Mentions ‘Baṭuka’ mountain as the locus of prolonged sevā; not identified here as a jyotirliṅga-sthala in the given verse, but functions as a tapas/ārādhana-kṣetra where Śiva grants prasāda.

Significance: Seven-month sevā underscores niṣṭhā (steadfast practice) as a condition for prasāda; the ‘mountain-best’ trope marks the place as spiritually charged for tapas and darśana.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Śiva’s grace arises from steady, time-tested worship and service; sustained devotion (bhakti) and disciplined practice mature into prasāda (divine favor), which is central to Shaiva Siddhānta’s path of approaching Pati (the Lord).

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

The verse highlights ārādhana and seva directed to Śambhu as the accessible, gracious Lord (Saguna Śiva). In Purāṇic Shaiva practice, such worship is commonly expressed through Liṅga-upāsanā—serving the Lord with regular offerings and reverent attendance until the heart becomes fit for His grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear takeaway is prolonged, consistent daily worship—regular pūjā/sevā, japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and tapas-like discipline over months rather than sporadic devotion.