Shloka 59

मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach

to the Sage

Devanagari script

चेन्न दास्यसि तस्मै मां न वृणेऽन्यमहं वरम् । भागं लभेत्कथं सैंहं शृगालः परवंचकः

Transliteration

cenna dāsyasi tasmai māṃ na vṛṇe'nyamahaṃ varam | bhāgaṃ labhetkathaṃ saiṃhaṃ śṛgālaḥ paravaṃcakaḥ

Translation

“If you will not give me to him, then I choose no other boon. How could a deceitful jackal ever obtain a lion’s share?”

Word by Word

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• दास्यसि: you will give
• दास्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• वृणे: I choose
• वृणे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (वरम् इति)

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

• वरम्: boon/choice
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• भागम्: a share/portion
• भागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• लभेत्: could obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• सैहम्: lion’s (belonging to a lion)
• सैहम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सैह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (भागम् इति)

• शृगालः: a jackal
• शृगालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृगाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• परवञ्चकः: deceiver of others
• परवञ्चकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर + वञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘परान् वञ्चयति’ इति

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it is a resolve-verse (niścaya) within the Umā-Śiva marriage narrative, using a lion/jackal metaphor to contrast Śiva’s supreme worth with lesser choices.

Significance: Encourages ekānta-bhakti (exclusive devotion) to Śiva: choosing no ‘other boon’ mirrors the Siddhānta ideal of seeking pati alone rather than worldly fruits.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights niṣṭhā (steadfast resolve): Parvati refuses alternative “boons” and remains fixed on the divinely rightful aim, teaching that sincere devotion does not settle for lesser, deceptive gains.

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

Parvati’s single-minded choice mirrors Saguna Shiva-upāsanā: the devotee selects Śiva alone as the supreme refuge, not distracted by secondary rewards—an attitude central to Linga devotion and Shaiva bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests ekāgratā with japa—holding one chosen aim: steady repetition of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with firm resolve, avoiding desire for lesser boons.