Shloka 2

Śumbha–Niśumbha’s Mobilization After Devī’s Victories

Battle Muster and Omens

Devanagari script

किमकार्षीत्ततो ब्रह्मन्नेतन्मे ब्रूहि साम्प्रतम् । शुश्रूषवे जगद्योनेश्चरित्रं पापनाशनम्

Transliteration

kimakārṣīttato brahmannetanme brūhi sāmpratam | śuśrūṣave jagadyoneścaritraṃ pāpanāśanam

Translation

梵天啊，在那之后他做了什么？请现在告诉我。我渴望听闻宇宙之源（至高主）那消除罪孽的神圣事迹。

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun used as object

• अकार्षीत्: did
• अकार्षीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (काल/क्रम)

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (sage)
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• मे: to me / of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-प्रत्ययार्थ सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (Genitive/षष्ठी) एकवचन (enclitic)

• ब्रूहि: tell
• ब्रूहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• साम्प्रतम्: now/at present
• साम्प्रतम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साम्प्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (काल)

• शुश्रूषवे: to (me) who am eager to hear
• शुश्रूषवे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुश्रूषु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; ‘one who wishes to hear/serve’

• जगत्-योनेः: of the source of the world
• जगत्-योनेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• चरित्रम्: deed/legend
• चरित्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पाप-नाशनम्: destroying sins
• पाप-नाशनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; adjective qualifying चरित्रम्

Speaker

A disciple-like listener addressing a Brahmin narrator (contextually a sage questioning the recounting authority in the Umāsaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It elevates śravaṇa (devotional listening) as a purifying act: hearing the Lord’s caritra—Shiva as the source of the universe—destroys pāpa and turns the mind toward liberation.

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

By asking for the Lord’s “caritra,” the verse affirms Saguna devotion—approaching Shiva through narrated deeds and divine qualities, which traditionally support Linga-worship by deepening faith and remembrance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular śravaṇa and kīrtana of Shiva-kathā—especially on auspicious days like Mahāśivarātri—paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a practical takeaway.