Shloka 6

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

Departure for Śiva’s Darśana

Devanagari script

स्थितां शिरोगृहे मेनां मुने विश्वेश्वर त्वया । तथैव दर्शयामास हृद्विभ्रंशो यथा भवेत्

Transliteration

sthitāṃ śirogṛhe menāṃ mune viśveśvara tvayā | tathaiva darśayāmāsa hṛdvibhraṃśo yathā bhavet

Translation

O sage, you—Viśveśvara—showed Menā as she stood in her inner chamber, in such a way that her heart was shaken and her composure was broken.

Word by Word

• स्थिताम्: standing/situated
• स्थिताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘स्थिताम्’ = स्थितां (one who is situated)

• शिरः-गृहे: in the head-house; in the upper chamber
• शिरः-गृहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शिरसः गृहे)

• मेनाम्: Menā
• मेनाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• विश्वेश्वर: O Lord of the universe
• विश्वेश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (विश्वस्य ईश्वरः)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण/Instrument-Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• दर्शयामास: showed; made (her) see
• दर्शयामास: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative) = ‘caused to see/showed’

• हृत्-विभ्रंशः: mental disturbance; heart’s confusion
• हृत्-विभ्रंशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत्/हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + विभ्रंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (हृदः विभ्रंशः = heart’s derangement)

• यथा: as; so that
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/so that)

• भवेत्: might be; would occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The epithet Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha evokes Kāśī, where Śiva is Lord of the universe and grants liberation; here used as a divine title rather than an explicit pilgrimage episode.

Significance: Darśana of Viśvanātha is traditionally linked with jñāna and mokṣa-bestowing grace (anugraha), especially at Kāśī.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mena

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the transformative power of Śiva’s darśana: when the Pati (Lord) reveals Himself, the limited mind and ordinary emotional steadiness of the paśu (individual) can be overwhelmed, indicating grace (anugraha) breaking through worldly composure.

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

It reflects Saguna Śiva’s accessibility through manifest presence and darśana—central to Linga worship—where the devotee encounters the Lord in a perceivable form, and the heart is moved from worldly stability toward devotion and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is darśana-bhāvanā: steady meditation on Śiva as Viśveśvara (often supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), allowing the heart to soften and turn inward in devotion.