Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 60

उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । वत्सोपमन्यो तुष्टो ऽस्मि सर्वं दत्तं मया हि ते । दृढभक्तो ऽसि विप्रर्षे मया विज्ञासितो ह्यसि

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | vatsopamanyo tuṣṭo 'smi sarvaṃ dattaṃ mayā hi te | dṛḍhabhakto 'si viprarṣe mayā vijñāsito hyasi

Translation

Śiva sprach: „Lieber Upamanyu, Ich bin zufrieden. Wahrlich, Ich habe dir alles gewährt. O Bester unter den Brahmanen-Weisen, du bist standhaft in Bhakti, und du bist von Mir wahrhaft erkannt worden.“

Word by Word

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वत्स-उपमन्यो: O dear Upamanyu
• वत्स-उपमन्यो: सम्बोधन (Vocative/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक) + उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘वत्सः उपमन्युः’ (dear child Upamanyu)

• तुष्टः: pleased/satisfied
• तुष्टः: विधेय (Predicate complement to ‘अस्मि’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √तुष् (धातु) → तुष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (pronominal)

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: विधेय (Predicate complement; with implied ‘अस्ति’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) ‘given’ (agreeing with ‘सर्वम्’)

• मया: by me
• मया: करण/कर्ता-हेतु (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चय/हेतु/उपपादनार्थक (emphatic/causal particle)

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Sampradana/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• दृढ-भक्तः: a firm devotee
• दृढ-भक्तः: विधेय (Predicate complement to ‘असि’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘दृढः भक्तः’

• असि: you are
• असि: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विप्र-ऋषे: O Brahmin-sage
• विप्र-ऋषे: सम्बोधन (Vocative/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘विप्रः ऋषिः’

• मया: by me
• मया: करण/कर्ता-हेतु (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• विज्ञासितः: recognized/known (by me)
• विज्ञासितः: विधेय (Predicate complement to ‘असि’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग) → विज्ञासित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजक-धातु (causative) ‘विज्ञापयति/विज्ञासयति’ इत्यर्थे; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) ‘made known/recognized’

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• असि: you are
• असि: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Upamanyu

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that steadfast bhakti (dṛḍha-bhakti) draws Śiva’s grace; being “known by Śiva” signifies divine acceptance, where the Lord (Pati) acknowledges the soul (paśu) as ripe for His blessings and upliftment.

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

Śiva speaks as the personal Lord who responds to devotion—this is the Saguna dimension central to Purāṇic worship, where Linga-pūjā, mantra, and service become channels through which the devotee gains Śiva’s pleasure and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is unwavering devotion expressed through daily Śiva-upāsanā—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), sincere worship (especially Linga-pūjā), and a disciplined devotional life that cultivates firmness of heart.