Shloka 21

मेना-हिमालयसंवादः

Menā’s Counsel to Himālaya; Response to Slander of Śiva

Devanagari script

अत्र किं बहुनोक्तेन सर्व था मान्यतां गताः । दर्शनात्तव देवेश सर्वदेवेश्वरस्य हि

Transliteration

atra kiṃ bahunoktena sarva thā mānyatāṃ gatāḥ | darśanāttava deveśa sarvadeveśvarasya hi

Translation

Was braucht es hier noch vieler Worte? Schon durch den bloßen Anblick Deiner, o Herr der Götter—ja, Souverän aller Götter—wird alles vollkommen geehrt und anerkannt.

Word by Word

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1/2), एकवचन (sg.); प्रश्नार्थक

• bahunā: with much (speech)
• bahunā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.)

• uktena: by what is said
• uktena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.); ‘said/uttered’

• sarvathā: in every way
• sarvathā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• mānyatām: honour, acceptance
• mānyatām: Gati/Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānyatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• gatāḥ: have attained
• gatāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/गत), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); कर्तरि—‘have gone/attained’

• darśanāt: from (your) sight
• darśanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), पञ्चमी (Abl. 5), एकवचन (sg.)

• tava: of you
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuzmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.)

• deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (Voc. 8), एकवचन (sg.)

• sarva-deva-īśvarasya: of the Lord of all gods
• sarva-deva-īśvarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

Speaker

Pārvatī (addressing Lord Śiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse generalizes the salvific power of Śiva-darśana (vision) as intrinsically honoring/validating all beings and aims.

Significance: Frames darśana of Śiva as itself a complete spiritual ‘recognition’ (mānyatā), implying merit and inner purification without further elaboration.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva (Pati), the Lord of all gods, is the supreme refuge; His darshan itself confers completeness—honour, fulfilment, and spiritual assurance—making lengthy argument unnecessary.

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

By praising the power of 'darshan', it supports Saguna worship—approaching Shiva through perceivable forms such as the Shiva Linga—where seeing and revering Him becomes a direct means of grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prioritize Shiva-darshan with devotion: visit a Shiva temple or Jyotirlinga for Linga-darshan, offer simple worship, and internally contemplate Shiva as Sarvadeveshvara while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).