Shloka 16

Andhakeśvara-liṅga Māhātmya and Śiva’s Subjugation of Andhaka (अन्धकेश्वरलिङ्गमाहात्म्य तथा अन्धकवध-प्रसङ्ग)

Devanagari script

अन्धकेशं च तल्लिंगं नित्यं यः पूजयेन्नरः । षण्मासाज्जायते तस्य वांछासिद्धिर्न संशयः

Transliteration

andhakeśaṃ ca talliṃgaṃ nityaṃ yaḥ pūjayennaraḥ | ṣaṇmāsājjāyate tasya vāṃchāsiddhirna saṃśayaḥ

Translation

جو شخص اندھکیش نامی اس لِنگ کی روزانہ پوجا کرتا ہے، اس کی مراد چھ ماہ میں پوری ہو جاتی ہے—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔

Word by Word

• अन्धकेशम्: Andhakeśa (name/title)
• अन्धकेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative singular; अन्धकस्य ईशः/ईशम् (Andhaka’s lord) as a name

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative singular; विशेषण of ‘लिङ्गम्’

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative singular

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative) — ‘always’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Relative pronoun, Nominative singular

• पूजयेत्: worships/would worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 3rd person singular; in relative clause ‘would worship’

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular

• षण्मासात्: after/from six months
• षण्मासात्: Apadana (अपादान; time-from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन — Ablative singular; षट् + मास (six months)

• जायते: arises/is born
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 3rd person singular, आत्मनेपद

• तस्य: of him/of that person
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular

• वाञ्छासिद्धिः: fulfilment of desire
• वाञ्छासिद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता; subject of ‘जायते’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छा + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative singular; वाञ्छायाः सिद्धिः (fulfilment of desire)

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Phalaśruti for the local liṅga 'Andhakeśa': daily worship yields vāñchā-siddhi within six months. The name preserves the site-memory of Andhaka’s episode and Śiva’s abiding presence as liṅga.

Significance: Promises quick fruit for steady nitya-pūjā; also implies that disciplined devotion (caryā/kriyā) becomes a channel for Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Andhakesha Linga

FAQs

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

It presents the Andhakeśa Liṅga as a potent focus for steady bhakti, teaching that consistent daily worship ripens quickly into siddhi—Shiva’s grace manifesting as the fulfillment of a rightful inner aim.

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

The Liṅga is Saguna Shiva’s approachable emblem—form through which the formless (Nirguṇa) Lord is worshiped. The verse emphasizes nitya-pūjā (regular practice) as the means by which the devotee becomes fit to receive Shiva’s blessings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily Liṅga pūjā: offering water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with purity and sincerity; the key instruction is consistency for a sustained period.