Shloka 58

Upamanyu’s Tapas, Shiva’s Indra-Form Test, and the Bestowal of Kshiroda and Gaṇapatya

Devanagari script

अमरत्वं मया दत्तं गाणपत्यं च शाश्वतम् वरान्वरय दास्यामि नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

amaratvaṃ mayā dattaṃ gāṇapatyaṃ ca śāśvatam varānvaraya dāsyāmi nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

„Ich habe dir Unsterblichkeit verliehen und den ewigen Stand, zu Meinen Gaṇas zu gehören. Wähle weitere Gaben; Ich werde sie gewähren—hier bedarf es keines Zögerns oder Abwägens.“

Word by Word

• अमरत्वम्: immortality

• मया: by me

• दत्तम्: granted

• गाणपत्यम्: the state/office of belonging to the Gaṇas (gaṇa-lordship)

• च: and

• शाश्वतम्: eternal, everlasting

• वरान्: boons

• वरय: choose (ask for)

• दास्यामि: I shall give

• नात्र: not here/there is no

• कार्या: to be done/necessary

• विचारणा: consideration, doubt, deliberation

Speaker

Shiva (Pati) addressing a devotee/gaṇa within the narrative frame of Suta’s narration

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It highlights Shiva’s anugraha (saving grace): the fruit of devotion to the Linga is not merely worldly gain but nearness to Shiva—symbolized by eternal gaṇa-status and the freedom to ask further boons.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva appears as Pati—the sovereign bestower—whose will is decisive and compassionate; His grace can elevate the pashu beyond ordinary limitation, implying mastery over death and bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies the culmination of Pashupata-aligned devotion—steadfast worship leading to Shiva’s direct favor (varadāna); while no single rite is named, it points to bhakti and upāsanā ripening into anugraha.