Shloka 56

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

यथाकामसुखं तिष्ठ नोत्कण्ठां कर्तुमर्हसि । सर्वं प्रपूर्णतां यातु चिंतितं नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

yathākāmasukhaṃ tiṣṭha notkaṇṭhāṃ kartumarhasi | sarvaṃ prapūrṇatāṃ yātu ciṃtitaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Hãy an trú an lạc theo điều ngươi mong muốn; chớ để lòng khắc khoải ưu tư. Mọi điều ngươi đã suy niệm ắt sẽ đạt đến viên mãn—về điều ấy không hề nghi ngờ.

Word by Word

• yathā-kāma-sukham: as you wish, comfortably
• yathā-kāma-sukham: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; समस्तपदम् अव्ययवत्; अर्थः—"यथाकामम्" (according to desire)

• tiṣṭha: stay; remain
• tiṣṭha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धाातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• utkaṇṭhām: anxiety; impatience; longing
• utkaṇṭhām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utkaṇṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• kartum: to do; to make
• kartum: Prayojana/Anukūla-kriyā (प्रयोजन/अनुकूलक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive/तुमन्त), अर्थः—"कर्तुं" (to do/make)

• arhasi: you ought; you are fit
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; यहाँ कर्मरूपे (as object)

• prapūrṇatām: to full completion; fullness
• prapūrṇatām: Gati-karman (गतिकर्म/लक्ष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prapūrṇatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थक्रियायाः लक्ष्य (goal of motion)

• yātu: may it go; may it attain
• yātu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ciṃtitam: what is desired/thought of
• ciṃtitam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ciṃtita (कृदन्त; √ciṃt)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; "चिन्तितम्" = that which is thought/wished

• na: no; not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• atra: here; in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches śaraṇāgati (refuge) in Shiva as Pati: anxiety and impatient longing are to be relinquished, because fulfillment ultimately ripens through Shiva’s grace and right timing.

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

In Saguna worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—the devotee approaches Shiva as a living, responsive Lord. This verse reflects that relationship: the worshipper rests in faith, trusting Shiva to bring the sought good (spiritual or rightful worldly) to completion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with calmness, avoiding agitation; in worship, maintain niścaya (firm conviction) and offer prayers without impatience—letting the fruit arise through Shiva’s anugraha (grace).