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Shloka 73

देवस्तुतिः—नन्दिकेश्वरविज्ञप्तिः—शम्भोः समाधेः उत्थानम्

Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi

यदा यदा विपत्तिर्हि भक्तानां भवति क्वचित् । तदा तदा हरम्याशु तत्क्षणात्सर्वशस्सदा

yadā yadā vipattirhi bhaktānāṃ bhavati kvacit | tadā tadā haramyāśu tatkṣaṇātsarvaśassadā

جب کبھی میرے بھکتوں پر کہیں بھی مصیبت آتی ہے، تب اسی لمحے میں اسے فوراً ہر طرح سے پوری طرح دور کر دیتا ہوں—ہمیشہ، ہر صورت میں۔

यदाwhen
यदा:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: when)
यदाwhenever
यदा:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय)
Formपुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)
विपत्तिःcalamity
विपत्तिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविपत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formहेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)
भक्तानाम्of devotees
भक्तानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)
भवतिarises/happens
भवति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
क्वचित्at any time/anywhere
क्वचित्:
Deśa/Kāla (देश/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्वचित् (अव्यय)
Formदेश/कालवाचक अव्यय (indefinite adverb: somewhere/sometime)
तदाthen
तदा:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय (correlative: then)
तदाat that very time
तदा:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formपुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)
हरामिI remove
हरामि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootहृ (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
आशुquickly
आशु:
Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआशु (अव्यय)
Formशीघ्रार्थक अव्यय (adverb: quickly)
तत्क्षणात्instantly
तत्क्षणात्:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावसमास; पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘from that moment/instantly’)
सर्वशःcompletely
सर्वशः:
Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वशस् (अव्यय)
Formशस्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb: in every way/entirely)
सदाalways
सदा:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formनित्यकालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: always)

Lord Shiva

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Type: stotra

Role: liberating

S
Shiva

FAQs

It teaches Shiva’s anugraha (grace): for the surrendered bhakta, Shiva actively removes adversity, showing that devotion draws the Lord’s immediate, compassionate intervention.

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva’s accessible, personal guardianship—worship of the Shiva-linga with faith is portrayed as a direct relationship in which the Lord responds to the devotee’s suffering.

In distress, take refuge in Shiva through steady japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple linga-upāsanā, cultivating unwavering bhakti and surrender.