Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 43

Śiva-nāma-smaraṇa and Śambhu’s Protective Manifestation

Dāruka Episode

Devanagari script

एवं नागेश्वरो देव उत्पन्नो ज्योतिषां पतिः । लिंगरूपस्त्रिलोकस्य सर्वकामप्रदस्सदा

Transliteration

evaṃ nāgeśvaro deva utpanno jyotiṣāṃ patiḥ | liṃgarūpastrilokasya sarvakāmapradassadā

Translation

Như vậy, Nāgeśvara đã hiển lộ—Đức Thần, Chúa tể của mọi ánh quang—hiện thân trong hình tướng Liṅga vì ba cõi, hằng ban sự thành tựu cho mọi ước nguyện chân chính.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• नाग-ईश्वरः: Lord of the Nāgas
• नाग-ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘नागानाम् ईश्वरः’

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता/सम्बोधन-सन्निकर्ष)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि प्रयुज्यते (here appositional)

• उत्पन्नः: arisen / born
• उत्पन्नः: Kriya (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्पन्न (कृदन्त; √पद्/√पन्?—व्यवहारे √पद्/√पन् ‘to arise’ with ut-; past passive participle)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘arisen/produced’

• ज्योतिषाम्: of the luminaries
• ज्योतिषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ज्योतिषाम् इति षष्ठीसम्बन्धः

• लिङ्ग-रूपः: having the form of a liṅga
• लिङ्ग-रूपः: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘लिङ्गस्य रूपः/लिङ्गरूपः’

• त्रि-लोकस्य: of the three worlds
• त्रि-लोकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः ‘त्रयः लोकाः’ → ‘त्रिलोक’

• सर्व-काम-प्रदः: granting all desires
• सर्व-काम-प्रदः: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; √दा/√प्रदा-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति’ (giver of all desires)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Nāgeśvara

Sthala Purana: In Darukāvana, Śiva manifests as Nāgeśvara, ‘jyotiṣāṃ patiḥ’, in liṅga-form for the tri-loka, establishing a Jyotirliṅga that grants boons and fulfills worthy desires; the chapter frames this as a direct epiphany (utpanna) of luminous sovereignty.

Significance: Darśana and worship of Nāgeśvara as Jyotirliṅga is praised as sarva-kāma-prada and as a gateway to Śiva’s grace that removes deficiency and fear, aligning desire-fulfillment with dharmic aspiration.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nageshvara
• Jyotirlinga
• Linga
• Triloka

FAQs

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

It proclaims Nāgeśvara as a Jyotirlinga manifestation—Śiva as the supreme Light (Pati) taking a worshipable Liṅga-form for the benefit of the three worlds, granting boons and supporting the soul’s return to Śiva through devotion.

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

By stating “liṅgarūpaḥ,” the verse affirms Saguna Śiva’s compassionate, accessible form: the Liṅga is the sacred symbol through which the formless Supreme is approached with offerings, mantra, and steadfast bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Jyotirlinga-Liṅga worship with Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) is implied; devotees may perform abhiṣeka and meditate on Śiva as the inner Light who grants dharma-aligned aims and leads toward liberation.