Shloka 2

Arjuna’s Mantra-Empowerment and the Pāṇḍavas’ Separation (Śiva-rūpa through Mantra)

Devanagari script

ते सर्वे चार्जुनन्दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवा निश्चयं गताः । जयोऽस्माकं धुवञ्जातन्तेजश्च विपुलं यतः

Transliteration

te sarve cārjunandṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavā niścayaṃ gatāḥ | jayo'smākaṃ dhuvañjātantejaśca vipulaṃ yataḥ

Translation

众般度婆见到阿周那，皆坚定其志：“我等之胜已然确定；因为从他身上涌现出广大光辉与力量。”

Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; pronoun

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; विशेषणम्—(ते)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• arjunam: Arjuna
• arjunam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyā (क्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), having seen

• pāṇḍavāḥ: the Pāṇḍavas
• pāṇḍavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; apposition to te

• niścayam: a resolve/decision
• niścayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niścaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• gatāḥ: having reached/attained
• gatāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gata (कृदन्त, √gam धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; used predicatively with implied 'abhavan'

• jayaḥ: victory
• jayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• asmākam: of us/our
• asmākam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; pronoun

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used adverbially = certainly

• jātam: has arisen/has become
• jātam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jāta (कृदन्त, √jan धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicative with implied 'asti'

• tejaḥ: splendor/power
• tejaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• vipulam: great/abundant
• vipulam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; विशेषणम्—(तेजः)

• yataḥ: because
• yataḥ: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable relative adverb (हेतौ/कारणे) = because/for which reason

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Pandavas

FAQs

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

It highlights how unwavering resolve (niścaya) arises when divine strength and inner radiance (tejas) awaken—an effect Shaiva tradition links to Shiva’s grace that stabilizes the mind and empowers dharma.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, the devotee seeks Shiva’s manifest support that transforms fear into certainty; the verse mirrors that shift—confidence born from perceived divine-backed power, like receiving Shiva’s protective presence through Linga devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate niścaya through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steadying practices like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) application—meant to kindle tejas and firmness in dharma.