Shloka 56

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

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

Devanagari script

तथा च भार्गवो रामो ह्याराध्य तपसा विभुम् । निरीक्ष्य दुःखितश्शर्वात्पितरं क्षत्रियैर्हतम्

Transliteration

tathā ca bhārgavo rāmo hyārādhya tapasā vibhum | nirīkṣya duḥkhitaśśarvātpitaraṃ kṣatriyairhatam

Translation

Cũng vậy, Bhārgava Rāma (Paraśurāma), nhờ khổ hạnh mà phụng thờ Đấng Toàn Biến; rồi, lòng đau xót, ngài chứng kiến cha mình bị các Kṣatriya sát hại—theo ý chỉ và định luật của Śarva (Đức Śiva).

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); एकवचन (Singular)

• रामः: Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to भार्गवः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-rādh (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• विभुम्: the Lord, the mighty one
• विभुम्: Karma (कर्म/object of आराध्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• निरीक्ष्य: having seen
• निरीक्ष्य: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-īkṣ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• दुःखितः: grieved
• दुःखितः: Karta (कर्ता; adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of रामः)

• शर्वात्: from Śarva (Śiva)
• शर्वात्: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative); एकवचन

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: Karma (कर्म/object of निरीक्ष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• क्षत्रियैः: by the kṣatriyas
• क्षत्रियैः: Kartr̥ (कर्ता/agent in passive sense with hatam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣatriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Plural)

• हतम्: killed
• हतम्: Karma (कर्म; predicate participle qualifying object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; पितरम् इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parashurama

FAQs

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

It shows that even a great hero like Paraśurāma first turns to Pati (Śiva) through tapas; yet worldly sorrow can still arise by karma—teaching that liberation comes from surrendering the fruit of action to Śiva, not from mere power or revenge.

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

The verse highlights ārādhana of the Vibhu (Śiva) through disciplined worship—typically expressed in the Purāṇa as Saguna devotion such as Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and offerings—by which the devotee aligns personal will with Śiva’s ordinance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Tapas-based Shiva-upāsanā: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with purity, restraint, and (as taught elsewhere in the Shiva Purana) Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as supports for focused devotion.