Shloka 49

Devanagari script

हे ब्रह्मञ्छक्र मुनयस्तुरा ब्रूत यथार्थतः । मायया मम किं कार्यं कन्यां दास्यति चेद्गिरिः

Transliteration

he brahmañchakra munayasturā brūta yathārthataḥ | māyayā mama kiṃ kāryaṃ kanyāṃ dāsyati cedgiriḥ

Translation

O Brahmā, O Śakra (Indra), and you sages—quickly tell me the truth as it truly is. What need have I of any contrivance of māyā? If Girirāja (Himālaya) is willing, he will give his daughter (Pārvatī) in marriage.

Word by Word

• he: O!
• he: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: he (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधनार्थक-अव्यय (vocative particle)

• brahman: O Brahmā
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Voc.), एकवचन (Sing.)

• śakra: O Śakra (Indra)
• śakra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Voc.), एकवचन (Sing.)

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन (Pl.)

• turāḥ: quick/eager
• turāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन (Pl.); विशेषण

• brūta: say/tell
• brūta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Pl.)

• yathā-arthataḥ: truthfully/as it really is
• yathā-arthataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + arthatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास (Avyayībhāva; adverbial), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• māyayā: by illusion/magic
• māyayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instr.), एकवचन (Sing.)

• mama: of me/my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Gen.), एकवचन (Sing.); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Sing.); प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• kāryam: task/need
• kāryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Sing.)

• kanyām: a maiden/daughter
• kanyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन (Sing.)

• dāsyati: will give
• dāsyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Sing.), परस्मैपद

• cet: if
• cet: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle 'if')

• giriḥ: the mountain (Himālaya)
• giriḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (Sing.)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Indra
• Sages
• Himalaya
• Parvati

FAQs

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

Śiva declares His transcendence over māyā and insists on truth (yathārtha). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, Pati (Śiva) is not bound by pāśa (bondage); divine union occurs by dharma and grace, not by deception.

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

The verse portrays Saguna Śiva in divine līlā—speaking as the Lord who guides gods and sages—yet it simultaneously affirms His Nirguna supremacy beyond māyā. Linga worship similarly honors the visible symbol while contemplating the formless Pati beyond all bonds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is satya (truthfulness) and single-pointed bhakti: repeat the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steadiness, and meditate on Śiva as the Lord beyond māyā, especially during Mahāśivarātri vrata and pūjā.