Shloka 21

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

(गीर्भि: परमशुद्धाभिस्तुष्टवुश्च मनोहरम्‌ ।।

Transliteration

gīrbhiḥ paramaśuddhābhis tuṣṭuvuś ca manoharam | vimuktāḥ sarvapāpebhyaḥ kṣāntā vigatakalmaṣāḥ || tasya bhūtapateḥ sthānaṃ bhīmarūpadharaṃ babhau ||

Translation

Nārada nói: Với lời lẽ thanh tịnh bậc nhất, các hiền triết ấy ca ngợi Ngài bằng một khúc tán tụng êm đẹp. Đã thoát mọi tội lỗi, nhẫn nại và sạch mọi vết nhơ, họ đảnh lễ Đức Śaṅkara, đặt đầu xuống đất. Rồi nơi cư ngụ của Đấng Chúa tể muôn loài hiện ra, mang một hình tướng uy nghi đáng sợ.

Word by Word

• गीर्भिः: with words/speeches
• गीर्भिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• परमशुद्धाभिः: with supremely pure (words)
• परमशुद्धाभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमशुद्ध
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• तुष्टुवुः: they praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मनोहरम्: the charming one / charming (him)
• मनोहरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विमुक्ताः: freed
• विमुक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वपापेभ्यः: from all sins
• सर्वपापेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वपाप
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Plural

• क्षान्ताः: forbearing, patient
• क्षान्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विगतकल्मषाः: whose impurity is gone; stainless
• विगतकल्मषाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगतकल्मष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• भूतपतेः: of the lord of beings
• भूतपतेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतपति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• स्थानम्: the abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भीमरूपधरम्: having a terrible form
• भीमरूपधरम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमरूपधर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• बभौ: shone/appeared
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Bhagavān Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Mahārṣis (sages/ṛṣis)
• Bhūtapati (Lord of beings; epithet of Śiva)
• Śiva's abode (sthāna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual power of inner purity (vigatakalmaṣa), freedom from wrongdoing (vimukta from pāpa), and forbearance (kṣānti). Such qualities make devotion truthful and effective, culminating in a direct manifestation of the divine presence.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of great sages, described as purified and sinless, bow down to Śaṅkara and praise him with pure speech. In response or as a consequence of this sacred encounter, the abode or station of Bhūtapati (Śiva) becomes manifest in a formidable, awe-inspiring form.