Shloka 12

स्वप्नवर्णनपूर्वकं संक्षेपशिवचरितवर्णनम् / Dream-Portents and a Concise Account of Śiva’s Career

Devanagari script

अमंगलानि सर्वाणि मंगलानि सदाशिवे । तस्मात्सुतां शिवप्राप्त्यै तपसे शिक्षय द्रुतम्

Transliteration

amaṃgalāni sarvāṇi maṃgalāni sadāśive | tasmātsutāṃ śivaprāptyai tapase śikṣaya drutam

Translation

Nawawala ang lahat ng di-mapalad, at ang lahat ng pagpapala ay nananahan kay Sadāśiva. Kaya, agad mong sanayin ang iyong anak na babae sa tapas (pagpapakasakit/asceticism) upang makamtan niya si Śiva.

Word by Word

• अमङ्गलानि: inauspicious things
• अमङ्गलानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) बहुवचन; predicate-noun (विधेय)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचन; विशेषण of अमङ्गलानि

• मङ्गलानि: auspicious things
• मङ्गलानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचन; predicate-noun (विधेय)

• सदाशिवे: in/with respect to Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी) एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/तस्मात् = ‘therefore/from that reason’ (particle)

• सुताम्: (your) daughter
• सुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन; कर्म

• शिवप्राप्त्यै: for attaining Śiva
• शिवप्राप्त्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + प्राप्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी) एकवचन; प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (dative of purpose)

• तपसे: for austerity (tapas)
• तपसे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th) एकवचन; प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान

• शिक्षय: teach / instruct
• शिक्षय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शिक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Himavat (Himālaya) speaking to Menā (in the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative regarding Pārvatī’s tapas for Śiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Doctrinally-styled statement: all maṅgala resides in Sadāśiva; it functions as a universal maṅgala-vākya rather than a site-specific jyotirliṅga account.

Significance: Encourages immediate commitment to tapas aimed at Śiva-prāpti; the ‘pilgrimage’ is framed as moving from amaṅgala (bondage/obstacle) to maṅgala (Śiva’s grace).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Sadāśiva is the very locus of maṅgala (auspiciousness), and that union with Śiva is attained through sincere tapas—disciplined practice guided by right intention and devotion.

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

By affirming Śiva as the source of auspiciousness, it supports Saguna worship—approaching Śiva in a worshipable form (such as the Liṅga) while cultivating inner purity through tapas to become fit for Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse directly recommends tapas: steady vows, self-restraint, japa of Śiva-mantras (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and focused worship—practices commonly intensified during Mahāśivarātri.