Shloka 39

Vāmadeva-mata: Rahasya-upadeśa

The Esoteric Teaching of Vāmadeva’s Doctrine

Devanagari script

तमुवाच महासेनः प्रीतोस्मि तव पूजया । भक्त्या स्तुत्या च भद्रन्ते किमद्यकरवाण्यहम्

Transliteration

tamuvāca mahāsenaḥ prītosmi tava pūjayā | bhaktyā stutyā ca bhadrante kimadyakaravāṇyaham

Translation

Mahāsena said to him: “I am pleased by your worship—by your devotion and your hymn of praise, O blessed one. What shall I do for you today?”

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महासेनः: Mahāsena
• महासेनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—महान्+सेनः (कर्मधारय)

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √प्री)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (2nd person)

• पूजया: by (your) worship
• पूजया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• स्तुत्या: with praise
• स्तुत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भद्र: O auspicious one
• भद्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (vocative address)

• अन्ते: O dear one
• अन्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पाठभेद/सन्धिः: भद्रन्ते = भद्र + अन्ते)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• करवाणि: should I do
• करवाणि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (1st person)

Speaker

Mahāsena (Kārttikeya/Skanda)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The boon-offer motif mirrors pilgrimage theology: sincere pūjā and stuti culminate in ‘prasāda’—not merely material gifts but removal of pāśa (bondage) through grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a core Shaiva teaching: sincere pūjā supported by bhakti (devotion) and stuti (praise) naturally draws divine grace. In a Siddhānta lens, grace responds to the devotee’s turning toward the Lord through loving reverence, preparing the soul for release from pāśa (bondage).

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

The mood is explicitly Saguna-oriented—personal worship and spoken praise that please the deity. In Shiva Purana practice, such bhakti commonly expresses itself through Liṅga-pūjā, where offerings and hymns become a direct channel for receiving anugraha (favor).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer regular pūjā with heartfelt bhakti and stuti—such as chanting Shiva stotras or the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with focused intention—since devotion and praise are presented as the immediate means to invoke divine response.