Shloka 74

मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach

to the Sage

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । श्रोतव्यम्प्रीतितो मेने मदीयं वचनं शुभम् । यस्य श्रवणतः प्रीत्या कुबुद्धिस्ते विनश्यति

Transliteration

brahmovāca | śrotavyamprītito mene madīyaṃ vacanaṃ śubham | yasya śravaṇataḥ prītyā kubuddhiste vinaśyati

Translation

Brahmā said: “Listen with devotion to my auspicious words. For the one who hears them with loving faith, misguided understanding and faulty judgment are destroyed.”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• श्रोतव्यम्: should be listened to
• श्रोतव्यम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative verbal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligation), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate: ‘should be heard’)

• प्रीतितः: with affection
• प्रीतितः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘out of affection/with pleasure’)

• मेने: (I) consider / deem
• मेने: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मदीयम्: my
• मदीयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of वचनम्)

• वचनम्: statement/word
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; of श्रोतव्यम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of वचनम्)

• यस्य: of whom / whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• श्रवणतः: from hearing
• श्रवणतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival: ‘from/by hearing’)

• प्रीत्या: with joy/affection
• प्रीत्या: Karana (करण/Instrument; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; भावे (instrumental of manner)

• कु-बुद्धिः: bad understanding
• कु-बुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (‘bad’ + ‘intellect’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• विनश्यति: perishes
• विनश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that śravaṇa (devotional listening) to auspicious sacred instruction purifies the intellect—removing kubuddhi (misguided cognition) and preparing the seeker for right knowledge and Shiva-bhakti.

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

In Shaiva practice, hearing Shiva-kathā and teachings is a primary limb of devotion that steadies faith in Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) and gradually refines understanding toward the highest truth of Pati (Lord Shiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular śravaṇa of Shiva Purana or Shiva-nāma with prīti (loving attention)—especially on Mondays or Mahāśivarātri—supports mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) by removing mental confusion and strengthening devotion.