Shloka 31

Muñjavān on Himavat: Maheśvara’s abode, Śiva-stuti, and sacrificial gold

Chapter 8

Devanagari script

शितिकण्ठमजं शुक्र पृथुं पृथुहरं वरम्‌ । विश्वरूपं विरूपाक्ष॑ बहुरूपमुमापतिम्‌

Transliteration

śitikaṇṭham ajaṃ śukraṃ pṛthuṃ pṛthuharaṃ varam | viśvarūpaṃ virūpākṣaṃ bahurūpam umāpatim ||

Translation

萨姆瓦尔塔说道：“我归依摩诃提婆——青颈者（Śitikanṭha）、不生者（Aja）、光明清净者（Śukra）；广大雄伟者（Pṛthu）、除去大地重担者（Pṛthuhara）、至上施愿者（Vara）；宇宙之形（Viśvarūpa）、超凡之目（Virūpākṣa）、多形之主（Bahurūpa），以及乌玛之主（Umāpati）。”

Word by Word

• शितिकण्ठम्: the blue-throated one (Śiva)
• शितिकण्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शितिकण्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अजम्: the unborn one
• अजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शुक्रम्: the bright/pure one
• शुक्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पृथुम्: the vast/broad one
• पृथुम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पृथुहरम्: Pṛthu-hara (epithet of Śiva; 'remover/destroyer of Pṛthu' or 'one who bears/holds the vast')
• पृथुहरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथुहर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वरम्: the excellent/boon-giving one
• वरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विश्वरूपम्: the one of universal form
• विश्वरूपम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वरूप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विरूपाक्षम्: the odd/varied-eyed one (Virūpākṣa)
• विरूपाक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरूपाक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बहुरूपम्: the many-formed one
• बहुरूपम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुरूप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उमापतिम्: the lord of Umā (Śiva)
• उमापतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमापति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संवर्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saṃvarta
• Śiva (Mahādeva/Rudra) as Śitikaṇṭha, Aja, Śukra, Viśvarūpa, Virūpākṣa, Bahurūpa, Umāpati
• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Pṛthvī (Earth) (implied by pṛthuhara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) through stuti: invoking the deity by many epithets expresses humility and dependence on divine order. Ethically, it suggests that true strength is grounded in alignment with the cosmic protector and the auspicious, not merely in personal capability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Saṃvarta offers a concentrated praise of Śiva by listing his defining names—blue-throated, unborn, boon-giving, universal-formed, many-formed, Umā’s lord—functioning as a devotional invocation before or during an important action, seeking protection and success through divine favor.