Shloka 45

ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”

Devanagari script

इति भद्रायुषं सम्यगनुश्वास्य समातृकम् । ययौ स्वैरगतस्तस्यां पूजितस्त्वृषभः प्रभुः

Transliteration

iti bhadrāyuṣaṃ samyaganuśvāsya samātṛkam | yayau svairagatastasyāṃ pūjitastvṛṣabhaḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

如是，妥善安慰了跋陀罗优沙及其母后，彼处受供养的主——弗利沙婆（Vṛṣabha）——便随意自在而去。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरण (इत्यर्थः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• भद्रायुषम्: Bhadrāyuṣa
• भद्रायुषम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रायुṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; proper name/object

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: क्रियाविशेषण (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• अनुश्वास्य: having consoled
• अनुश्वास्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्वस् (धातु) + अनु- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having consoled/encouraged’

• समातृकम्: together with (his) mother
• समातृकम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + मातृक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (मातृकया सह)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: क्रिया (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वैरगतः: having gone freely/at will
• स्वैरगतः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वैर + गत (गम्-धातु; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘gone’; तत्पुरुषः (स्वैरेण गतः)

• तस्याम्: in her/there
• तस्याम्: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative ‘in her/there’

• पूजितः: honoured/worshipped
• पूजितः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: वाक्यसम्बन्ध (निपातः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• ऋषभः: Ṛṣabha
• ऋषभः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; subject

• प्रभुः: the Lord/master
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; apposition

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vṛṣabha

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s role as Pati (the gracious Lord) who responds to sincere worship with compassion—comforting the devotee and family, then moving freely, showing His sovereignty and benevolence.

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

The verse emphasizes that when Saguna Shiva is worshiped with reverence (pūjitaḥ), His grace manifests tangibly—here as consolation and protection—affirming the Purana’s devotion-centered approach to Shiva-upasana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steadfast pūjā and remembrance of Shiva with a calm mind—such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple devotional worship—seeking Shiva’s reassurance during distress.