Shloka 41

शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya

Devanagari script

शिवेनोपनिषत्सिंधुमन्थनोत्पादितां मुदा । कुमारायार्पितां तां वै सुधां पीत्वाऽमरो भवेत्

Transliteration

śivenopaniṣatsiṃdhumanthanotpāditāṃ mudā | kumārāyārpitāṃ tāṃ vai sudhāṃ pītvā'maro bhavet

Translation

Wer jenen Nektar trinkt — den Śiva freudig hervorbrachte, indem er den Ozean der Upaniṣaden quirlte, und ihn Kumāra darbrachte — wird unsterblich.

Word by Word

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: कर्ता (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by Śiva’

• उपनिषत्-सिन्धु-मन्थन-उत्पादिताम्: produced by churning the ocean of the Upaniṣads
• उपनिषत्-सिन्धु-मन्थन-उत्पादिताम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपनिषत् + सिन्धु + मन्थन + उत्पादित (कृदन्त; √उत्पद्/उत्पाद् caus. from √पद्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; ‘produced by the churning of the ocean of Upaniṣads’ (qualifying सुधाम्/ताम्)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: करण/भाव (Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘with joy’ (adverbial instrumental)

• कुमाराय: to Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमाराय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘to Kumāra’

• अर्पिताम्: offered
• अर्पिताम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्पित (कृदन्त; √अर्प्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘offered’ (qualifying ताम्/सुधाम्)

• ताम्: that (nectar)
• ताम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; refers to सुधाम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• सुधाम्: nectar
• सुधाम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; object of पीत्वा

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having drunk’

• अमरः: immortal (one)
• अमरः: कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; predicate nominative

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘would become/should become’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse uses the amṛta motif: Śiva ‘churns’ the ocean-like Upaniṣads to bring out liberating essence and offers it to Kumāra (Sanatkumāra), emblem of jñāna-upadeśa.

Significance: Frames śravaṇa–manana of Śaiva-vedānta as ‘amṛta’ granting liberation (deathlessness) through Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Upaniṣadic ‘samudra-manthana’ metaphor (inner churning of śruti to yield amṛta/jñāna).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that true “amṛta” is liberating wisdom: Śiva reveals the Upaniṣadic essence, and by assimilating that grace-born knowledge one transcends death—attaining mokṣa rather than mere bodily longevity.

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

Śiva as Saguna (worshiped through the Liṅga) is also the supreme revealer of Nirguna truth; devotion to the Liṅga matures into the ‘nectar’ of realization, where the worshiper recognizes Śiva as Pati who frees the bound soul.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva as the guru of the Upaniṣads: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady meditation on its meaning, offered with devotion like “drinking” the nectar of Śiva’s teaching.