Shloka 43

Arjuna–Gaṇa Saṃvāda: Bāṇādhikāra, Tāpasa-veṣa, and the Ethics of Tapas (अर्जुन-गणसंवादः)

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तस्तु तदागत्य सगणश्शंकरश्च तत् । विस्तराद्वृत्तमखिलमर्जुनाय न्यवेदयत्

Transliteration

ityuktastu tadāgatya sagaṇaśśaṃkaraśca tat | vistarādvṛttamakhilamarjunāya nyavedayat

Translation

ครั้นถูกกล่าวดังนั้น พระศังกรเสด็จมาพร้อมหมู่คณะคณะคณะ (คณะคณา) แล้วทรงเล่าเหตุการณ์ทั้งหมดโดยพิสดารแก่อรชุน

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-सूचक अव्यय

• उक्तः: having been told
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: then/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having come’

• सगणः: with his attendants (gaṇas)
• सगणः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः गणैः सह (सह-तत्पुरुषः/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विस्तरात्: in detail
• विस्तरात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (in detail)

• वृत्तम्: what happened/event
• वृत्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अखिलम्: entire/whole
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् वृत्तम् इति

• अर्जुनाय: to Arjuna
• अर्जुनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• न्यवेदयत्: reported/informed
• न्यवेदयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense (णिच्) implied: निवेदयति

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Arjuna
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who personally intervenes and clarifies the truth to the devotee; divine grace is shown through direct guidance and complete disclosure of events.

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

Śaṅkara appearing “with his gaṇas” emphasizes Saguna Śiva—God with form and divine retinue—accessible to devotees through bhakti, prayer, and ritual worship, even while remaining the supreme transcendental reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śravaṇa and smaraṇa—listening to Śiva’s līlā and remembering it with devotion; in practice, recite the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplate Śiva’s grace as the revealer of truth.