Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ततो राजा सुतं दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मदत्तमकल्मषम् । अभिषिच्य स्वराज्ये तु परां गतिमवाप्तवान्

Transliteration

tato rājā sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā brahmadattamakalmaṣam | abhiṣicya svarājye tu parāṃ gatimavāptavān

Translation

Pagkaraan, nakita ng hari ang kanyang anak na si Brahmadatta—dalisay at walang bahid ng kasalanan—at siya’y pinahiran at itinalaga sa sariling paghahari; at pagkaraan niyon, naabot ng hari ang kataas-taasang kalagayan (pinakamataas na layuning espirituwal).

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्ययीभावार्थे/काल-क्रम (then/thereafter)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया-अनुबन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable), ‘having seen’

• ब्रह्मदत्तम्: Brahmadatta (given by Brahmā)
• ब्रह्मदत्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मदत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् सुतम्; समासः—ब्रह्मणा दत्तः (given by Brahmā)

• अकल्मषम्: spotless/sinless
• अकल्मषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गयुक्त (a-), विशेषणम् सुतम्

• अभिषिच्य: having anointed (as king)
• अभिषिच्य: Kriya (क्रिया-अनुबन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having anointed/coronated’

• स्वराज्ये: in his own kingdom
• स्वराज्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वराज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—स्व + राज्य (one’s own kingdom)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विशेषार्थक (indeed/but)

• पराम्: supreme/highest
• पराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् गतिम्

• गतिम्: state/goal/destination
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अवाप्तवान्: attained
• अवाप्तवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘having attained’ (finite sense)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; the king’s abdication after installing a worthy heir mirrors the purāṇic ideal of dharmic kingship culminating in pursuit of the ‘parā gati’ (liberation), read in Siddhānta as Śiva’s anugraha ripening after karmic purification.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Brahmadatta

FAQs

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

It presents the Shaiva ideal that righteous discharge of duty followed by timely renunciation leads to the “supreme state” (parā gati)—liberation through purity of life and God-oriented detachment.

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

Though the verse is narrative, its thrust aligns with Saguna Shiva devotion: orderly dharma, inner purity (akalmaṣa), and surrender of possessiveness are supports for approaching Shiva as the liberating Lord (Pati) who grants the highest goal.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined purification and detachment: maintain daily Shiva-oriented conduct (such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and cultivate vairāgya after fulfilling responsibilities—mirroring the king’s relinquishing of sovereignty.