Shloka 12

Viśvānara-Gṛhapati Upākhyāna — Śivasya Agni-gṛhe Avatāraḥ

The Account of Viśvānara Gṛhapati and Śiva’s Descent into the House of Fire

Devanagari script

महेशितुः प्रसादेन मम किञ्चिन्न दुर्लभम् । इहामुत्र च कल्याणि सर्वकल्याणकारिणः

Transliteration

maheśituḥ prasādena mama kiñcinna durlabham | ihāmutra ca kalyāṇi sarvakalyāṇakāriṇaḥ

Translation

凭大自在天（摩诃湿伐罗）之恩，我无有一事不可得。噢吉祥者，祂乃一切福祉之源，赐予此世与后世同等的安康。

Word by Word

• महेशितुः: of the Great Lord (Maheśa)
• महेशितुः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• प्रसादेन: by (his) grace
• प्रसादेन: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• मम: for me / of me
• मम: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular pronoun

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चित् (सर्वनाम/अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular (indefinite pronoun)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (क्रियाविशेषण/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय; negative particle

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: विशेषण (विधेय-विशेषण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular; predicate adjective

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb of place

• अमुत्र: there / in the other world
• अमुत्र: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb of place

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय; conjunction

• कल्याणि: O auspicious one
• कल्याणि: सम्बोधन (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; Vocative singular

• सर्वकल्याणकारिणः: of the doer of all welfare
• सर्वकल्याणकारिणः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-कल्याण-कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular; (सर्वकल्याणं करोति इति)

Speaker

A Shiva-bhakta addressing Parvati (inferred from the vocative 'kalyāṇi' within the Shatarudrasaṃhitā narrative style)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Shiva’s prasāda (grace) is the decisive spiritual power: it removes limitation and makes both worldly wellbeing and the highest good attainable, aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on Pati (Shiva) as the bestower of anugraha.

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

It points to Saguna Shiva as the accessible, compassionate Lord who responds to devotion; Linga-worship is a primary means of seeking this prasāda, through which the devotee gains protection here and auspicious passage beyond.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate prasāda-buddhi through daily Shiva-puja—especially Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), offering bilva leaves to the Linga, and wearing Rudraksha with sincere bhakti—seeking Shiva’s grace rather than mere personal effort.