Shloka 97

मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach

to the Sage

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वं हिमवत्पत्नि दुःखं मुञ्च शिवम्भज । भविष्यति महानन्दः क्लेशो यास्यति संक्षयम्

Transliteration

tasmāttvaṃ himavatpatni duḥkhaṃ muñca śivambhaja | bhaviṣyati mahānandaḥ kleśo yāsyati saṃkṣayam

Translation

Darum, o Gemahlin des Himavān, lass den Kummer fahren und verehre Śiva in hingebungsvoller Bhakti. Gewiss wird große Wonne entstehen, und deine Leiden werden völlig vergehen.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; हेतौ (therefore/from that reason)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हिमवत्-पत्नि: O wife of Himavat
• हिमवत्-पत्नि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हिमवतः पत्नी)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मुञ्च: abandon/let go
• मुञ्च: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भज: worship/seek
• भज: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महानन्दः: great joy
• महानन्दः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् आनन्दः)

• क्लेशः: affliction
• क्लेशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यास्यति: will go/come to
• यास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संक्षयम्: destruction/end
• संक्षयम्: Gati-Karma (गति-कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General tīrtha-phala logic: śiva-bhajana leading to duḥkha-kṣaya and ānanda; applicable to any Śiva-kṣetra.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Himavan

FAQs

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

It teaches that turning the mind from grief to Śiva-bhakti transforms suffering: by seeking Śiva as Pati (the liberating Lord), the devotee’s kleśas diminish and inner ānanda naturally manifests.

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

The instruction “śivaṁ bhaja” supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva through concrete worship such as the Śiva-liṅga, mantra, and pūjā—so the heart becomes steady and afflictions are pacified.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with daily Śiva-pūjā (e.g., liṅga-abhiṣeka and bhasma/tripuṇḍra remembrance), letting go of grief and re-centering the mind in devotion.