Shloka 6

मेना-हिमालयसंवादः

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

Devanagari script

गले बद्ध्वांबिकां रज्ज्वा यास्यामि गहनं वनम् । महाम्बुधौ मज्जयिष्ये तस्मै दास्यामि नो सुताम्

Transliteration

gale baddhvāṃbikāṃ rajjvā yāsyāmi gahanaṃ vanam | mahāmbudhau majjayiṣye tasmai dāsyāmi no sutām

Translation

„Ambikā mit einem Seil um den Hals gebunden, werde ich in den dichten Wald gehen. Ich werde sie im großen Ozean ertränken; ich werde ihm unsere Tochter nicht geben.“

Word by Word

• गले: on the neck
• गले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• बद्ध्वा: having tied/bound
• बद्ध्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• अम्बिकाम्: Ambikā (the lady)
• अम्बिकाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• रज्ज्वा: with a rope
• रज्ज्वा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रज्जु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• यास्यामि: I shall go
• यास्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गहनम्: dense, deep
• गहनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• महाम्बुधौ: in the great ocean
• महाम्बुधौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बुधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मज्जयिष्ये: I shall cause (myself/it) to sink; I shall drown (myself)
• मज्जयिष्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मज्ज् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• दास्यामि: I shall give
• दास्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नः: our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुताम्: daughter
• सुताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Himālaya (Parvata-rāja), speaking in anger within the narrative recounted by Sūta to the sages

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Ambika
• Himalaya
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It portrays the intensity of worldly attachment and anger that can oppose divine destiny; in Shaiva understanding, such tamasic impulses are ultimately subdued as devotion to Pati (Shiva) and dharma prevail, leading the soul toward auspicious alignment with the Lord’s will.

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

Though the verse is narrative and not a direct ritual injunction, it sits within the larger Parvati–Shiva marriage arc where Saguna Shiva’s grace guides events; devotion to Shiva (often expressed through Linga worship and the Panchakshara) is shown as stronger than social resistance and fear.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to pacify anger and fear through Shiva-bhakti—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing Rudraksha with restraint, and applying Tripuṇḍra as a reminder to act from dharma rather than impulse.