Shloka 4

मेना-शिवदर्शन-प्रस्थानम् | Menā’s Quest to Behold Śiva

Departure for Śiva’s Darśana

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । मदाज्ञया युवान्तातौ सदेवौ च पृथक्पृथक् । गच्छतं हि गिरिद्वारं वयं पश्चाद्व्रजेमहि

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | madājñayā yuvāntātau sadevau ca pṛthakpṛthak | gacchataṃ hi giridvāraṃ vayaṃ paścādvrajemahi

Translation

Śiva said: “By My command, you two—together with the gods—go separately to the mountain-gate. We shall follow after you.”

Word by Word

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मत्-आज्ञया: by my command
• मत्-आज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मम आज्ञया)

• युवाम्: you two
• युवाम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचन-रूप, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; Nom/Acc) द्विवचन; संबोधनार्थे/कर्तृकर्म-सम्भव

• तातौ: O dear ones
• तातौ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; संबोधन-प्राय (O dear ones/fathers)

• स-देवौ: (you) two divine ones / with the gods
• स-देवौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय-प्राय) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवौ सह = together with the gods / divine ones)

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

• पृथक्-पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्-पृथक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग (reduplication) अर्थे ‘separately, each by himself’

• गच्छतम्: go (you two)
• गच्छतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• गिरि-द्वारम्: the mountain gate / entrance to the mountain
• गिरि-द्वारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गिरेः द्वारम्)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/देशवाचक (afterwards/behind)

• व्रजेमहि: we shall go / we go
• व्रजेमहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as Pati (the Lord and guide) whose command establishes right order (dharma) for gods and devotees; following His direction becomes a form of disciplined devotion that prepares the path for auspicious divine arrival and grace.

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

Here Śiva speaks and directs events as Saguna Shiva—the personal Lord who guides beings through time and place. In Linga-worship, this same guiding presence is approached through ritual and devotion, recognizing that the Lord’s will leads the seeker toward His manifest sacred ‘thresholds’ and revelations.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is disciplined obedience and readiness: proceed to a sacred place with reverence, maintain purity and focus, and internally align with Śiva’s command—often supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while approaching a shrine or pilgrimage threshold.