Shloka 18

Daśa-Śivāvatāra-Nirūpaṇa

Enumeration of Ten Prime Manifestations of Śiva with Their Śaktis

Devanagari script

शैवपर्वसु सर्वेषु योऽधीते भक्तितत्परः । एतदाख्यानममलं सोतिशम्भुप्रियो भवेत्

Transliteration

śaivaparvasu sarveṣu yo'dhīte bhaktitatparaḥ | etadākhyānamamalaṃ sotiśambhupriyo bhavet

Translation

Ai chuyên tâm trong bhakti mà học tụng câu chuyện thánh khiết này trong mọi phần Śaiva, người ấy sẽ trở nên vô cùng được Śambhu (Đức Śiva) yêu mến.

Word by Word

• शैवपर्वसु: in the Śaiva sections/chapters
• शैवपर्वसु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैव + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (पर्वन्), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शैवस्य पर्वसु)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying पर्वसु)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• अधीते: studies/recites
• अधीते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि+इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भक्तितत्परः: devotion-focused, devoted
• भक्तितत्परः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (भक्तौ तत्परः)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying आख्यानम्)

• आख्यानम्: narrative, account
• आख्यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अमलम्: pure, spotless
• अमलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying आख्यानम्)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अति-शम्भु-प्रियः: very dear to Śambhu
• अति-शम्भु-प्रियः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शम्भोः प्रियः) उपसर्ग/अव्यय-पूर्वक (अति = very)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Śiva-prītyartha śravaṇa/adhyayana: hearing/reciting Śaiva kathā with bhakti is said to make the devotee ‘dear to Śambhu’, i.e., eligible for His grace (anugraha) and inner purification.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that śāstra-study becomes spiritually fruitful when joined with bhakti; such devoted recitation purifies the heart and draws the devotee into Śiva’s grace, making one “dear to Śambhu.”

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

By praising devoted study of Śaiva narratives, it supports Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva as Śambhu, the compassionate Lord—where hearing/reciting His līlā and glory complements Linga worship through remembrance and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily pāṭha (recitation) or śravaṇa (listening) of Śaiva chapters with devotion, ideally alongside Śiva-nāma japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a focused bhakti practice.