Shloka 27

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तमाह भगवान्भवः । सर्वं भविष्यतीत्येवं पुनस्स प्राह शूलधृक्

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā tamāha bhagavānbhavaḥ | sarvaṃ bhaviṣyatītyevaṃ punassa prāha śūladhṛk

Translation

Sanatkumāra nói: Nghe lời ấy, Đức Thế Tôn Bhava (Śiva) liền ngỏ lời với người kia. Đấng cầm Tam Xoa lại phán: “Như vậy, mọi sự ắt sẽ thành tựu đúng như thế.”

Word by Word

• sanat-kumāraḥ: Sanatkumāra
• sanat-kumāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanat (प्रातिपदिक) + kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (विशेषण-विशेष्य); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• vacanam: statement
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘श्रुत्वा’ = having heard

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (अह्/आह् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (भगवत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• bhavaḥ: Bhava (Śiva)
• bhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म/understood object of ‘will be’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will happen
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative)

• evam: in this way
• evam: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/ manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• punar: again
• punar: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरिति (adverb)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śūla-dhṛk: the trident-bearer
• śūla-dhṛk: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक) + dhṛ (धृ धातु; ‘धृक्’ = धारक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद: ‘शूलं धारयति’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati (the sovereign Lord) whose compassionate assurance steadies devotees and confirms that events unfold under divine order, supporting faith and surrender.

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

By naming Śiva as Bhava and Śūladhṛk, the verse emphasizes approachable Saguna aspects—forms and epithets through which devotees worship, trust, and receive grace, a foundation for Linga-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (surrender) supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating trust in Śiva’s guidance when facing uncertainty.