Shloka 56

मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach

to the Sage

Devanagari script

यदर्थे देवतास्सर्वा आयाता किंकरीकृताः । द्वारि ते सोत्सवाश्चाद्य किमतोऽन्यत्परं सुखम्

Transliteration

yadarthe devatāssarvā āyātā kiṃkarīkṛtāḥ | dvāri te sotsavāścādya kimato'nyatparaṃ sukham

Translation

For your sake all the gods have come and have become attendants; today they stand at your very door, rejoicing in festive celebration. What happiness could be higher than this?

Word by Word

• यदर्थे: for whose sake
• यदर्थे: Hetu (हेतु/निमित्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यस्य अर्थे = for whose sake); अव्ययभावेन प्रयुक्तम् (indeclinable usage)

• देवताः: the deities
• देवताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies देवताः)

• आयाताः: have come
• आयाताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु) → आयात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त/क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त), प्रथमा बहुवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; ‘आगताः’ इत्यर्थः (having come)

• किंकरीकृताः: made into attendants
• किंकरीकृताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: किंकरी + कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त), प्रथमा बहुवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; ‘किंकरीकृत’ = made into attendants/servants

• द्वारि: at the door
• द्वारि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानाधिकरणम् (locative)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• सोत्सवाः: with celebration
• सोत्सवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः (सोत्सव = with festival/celebration); प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (understood with implied जनाः/समूहाः)

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

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• अतः: therefore/than this
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/हेतु-अर्थे (therefore/from this)

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘other (thing)’

• परम्: greater/supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies सुखम्)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa episode to the sages, conveying the praise spoken in the narrative context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Depicts devatās as attendants at the threshold—an image of aiśvarya and grace; encourages devotees to seek Śiva’s anugraha wherein even gods become supportive to the devotee’s dharma.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It declares that the highest joy is not worldly gain but the visible nearness of divine grace—when even the Devas serve at one’s threshold—showing the fruit of sincere devotion and merit aligned with Shiva’s will.

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

In Shaiva practice, Saguna Shiva is approached through Linga-worship and reverent service; this verse reflects the outward sign of inner success—devotion ripening into auspicious presence, honor, and celebratory communion around the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a daily pattern of Shiva-bhakti: Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), Linga-pūjā with water and bilva leaves, and keeping a festival-mind (utsava-bhāva) of gratitude rather than entitlement.