Shloka 95

मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach

to the Sage

Devanagari script

आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यंतं यत्किञ्चिद्दृश्यते जगत् । तत्सर्वं च शिवं विद्धि नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

ābrahmastambaparyaṃtaṃ yatkiñciddṛśyate jagat | tatsarvaṃ ca śivaṃ viddhi nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

From Brahmā down to a blade of grass, whatever is seen as this universe—know all of that to be Śiva alone; here there is no need for further deliberation.

Word by Word

• आ-ब्रह्म-स्तम्ब-पर्यन्तम्: up to the Brahmā-pillar limit (from Brahmā to the pillar)
• आ-ब्रह्म-स्तम्ब-पर्यन्तम्: Deśa/Avadhi (देश/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā (अव्यय) + brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + stamba (प्रातिपदिक) + paryanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) adverbial compound; accusative-ending used adverbially: ‘up to the Brahmā-pillar limit’

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• किंचित्: anything at all
• किंचित्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiṃcit (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Avyaya-like indefinite (अनिश्चितार्थक) ‘anything’

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive sense ‘is seen/appears’

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); determiner for ‘sarvam’

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• शिवम्: Śiva (as the reality)
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); predicate accusative with ‘viddhi’

• विद्धि: know (you)
• विद्धि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, Imperative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation particle (निषेध)

• अत्र: here (in this matter)
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (देशवाचक) ‘here/in this matter’

• कार्या: to be done, necessary
• कार्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective agreeing with ‘vicāraṇā’

• विचारणा: consideration, deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches Śiva-darśana: the disciplined recognition that everything appearing in the cosmos—from the highest deity-form to the smallest life—is pervaded and owned by Śiva (Pati), dissolving fear, hatred, and separative ego.

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

Linga-worship trains the mind to see one Supreme Reality behind all names and forms; this verse extends that insight outward—after worshiping Saguna Śiva in the Linga, the devotee learns to perceive the same Śiva in the whole jagat.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Shiva-bhāvanā in japa and meditation: while repeating the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplate that whatever you perceive is Śiva’s presence, and offer each perception mentally as an upacāra to Him.