Shloka 33

Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda

Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace

Devanagari script

तदज्ञानेन वां वृत्तमीशमानं महाद्भुतम् । तन्निराकर्तुमत्रैवमुत्थितोऽहं रणक्षितौ

Transliteration

tadajñānena vāṃ vṛttamīśamānaṃ mahādbhutam | tannirākartumatraivamutthito'haṃ raṇakṣitau

Translation

因你们的无明，此处生起极其惊异之事，仿佛颠倒正当秩序。故为遣除此迷乱，我就在这战场之上现起而立。

Word by Word

• tad: of that
• tad: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen), एकवचन; ajñānena-सम्बन्धः

• ajñānena: by ignorance
• ajñānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन

• vām: of you two
• vām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/द्वितीया (Gen/Acc), द्विवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (your)

• vṛttam: conduct; occurrence
• vṛttam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• īśamānam: acting as lord; domineering
• īśamānam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īś (धातु) + śānac (कृत्)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, parasmaipada sense), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् vṛttam-शब्दस्य

• mahā: great
• mahā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पूर्वपद-रूप (indeclinable-like in compounds), samāsa-upapada

• adbhutam: wonderful; astonishing
• adbhutam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् vṛttam-शब्दस्य

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• nirākartum: to refute; to remove
• nirākartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-ā-kṛ (धातु) + tumun (कृत्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक (purpose)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• am: (emphatic particle)
• am: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: am (अव्यय)
• Form: पादपूरण/निपात (metrical filler particle; emphatic)

• utthitaḥ: arisen; stood up
• utthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अहम्-समनाधिकरण

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन

• raṇa-kṣitau: on the battlefield
• raṇa-kṣitau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa: 'battle' + 'ground'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f) kṣiti-आधार, सप्तमी (Loc), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Divine intervention to dispel ajñāna: Śiva manifests within a conflict-field to restore right order (dharma) and right knowledge.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights ajñāna (spiritual ignorance) as the root of disorder, and shows Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord—who arises to remove delusion and re-establish right understanding that leads toward liberation.

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

It presents Saguna Shiva as actively compassionate and corrective: the devotee worships the Linga as the accessible form of the transcendent Lord who dispels confusion and restores dharma and right vision.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to counter ajñāna through Shiva-upāsanā—steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative remembrance of Shiva as the remover of delusion.