Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

प्रबोध्य स्वचरानिन्द्रोऽर्जुनसंरक्षणादिकम् । वात्सल्यपूर्णहृदयः पुनरूचे कपिध्वजम्

Transliteration

prabodhya svacarānindro'rjunasaṃrakṣaṇādikam | vātsalyapūrṇahṛdayaḥ punarūce kapidhvajam

Translation

唤起自己的随从并安排诸事，如护卫阿周那之后，因陀罗——心怀慈爱与眷顾——又再次对那旗帜绘有猴徽的阿周那说道。

Word by Word

• प्रबोध्य: having awakened/roused
• प्रबोध्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- बुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• स्व-चरान्: his own spies/messengers
• स्व-चरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वस्य चराः); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अर्जुन-संरक्षण-आदिकम्: Arjuna’s protection and related matters
• अर्जुन-संरक्षण-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक) + संरक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अर्जुनस्य संरक्षणम्; ‘आदि’ समाहारार्थक); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वात्सल्य-पूर्ण-हृदयः: whose heart was full of affection
• वात्सल्य-पूर्ण-हृदयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात्सल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (इन्द्रस्य)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• ऊचे: said/spoke
• ऊचे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (उवाच/ऊचे-प्रयोग)

• कपि-ध्वजम्: Kapidhvaja (Arjuna)
• कपि-ध्वजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कपिः ध्वजे यस्य/कपिध्वजः; अत्र नामरूपेण); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Not a pilgrimage passage; it narratively underscores protective providence around a devotee/hero, aligning worldly safeguarding with dharmic purpose.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Arjuna

FAQs

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

It highlights anugraha (protective grace): even powerful devas act with humble, affectionate duty to safeguard a righteous soul, reflecting how divine order supports dharma under Shiva’s supreme governance (Pati as the ultimate Lord).

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

Though Shiva is not named in the verse, the Shiva Purana frames all cosmic protection as functioning within Shiva’s lordship; devotion to Saguna Shiva (including Linga-worship) aligns the devotee with that protective current of dharma and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek protection through dharmic resolve and Shiva-bhakti—daily japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with Tripuṇḍra and Rudrāksha, dedicating one’s actions to Shiva for steadiness and safeguarding.