Shloka 43

शिवरूपदर्शनम्

Menā’s Vision of Śiva’s Divine Form

Devanagari script

वयन्धन्याः स्त्रियस्सर्वाः पुरुषास्सकला वराः । ये ये पश्यन्ति सर्वेशं शंकरं गिरिजापतिम्

Transliteration

vayandhanyāḥ striyassarvāḥ puruṣāssakalā varāḥ | ye ye paśyanti sarveśaṃ śaṃkaraṃ girijāpatim

Translation

“We are blessed—indeed all women are blessed, and all men are most fortunate—whoever beholds Śaṅkara, the Lord of all, the Auspicious One, the Consort of Girijā (Pārvatī).”

Word by Word

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• धन्याः: blessed, fortunate
• धन्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘वयम्’)

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘स्त्रियः’)

• पुरुषाः: men
• पुरुषाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सकलाः: all, entire
• सकलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘पुरुषाः’)

• वराः: excellent, noble
• वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘पुरुषाः’)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• ये: whoever
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• पश्यन्ति: see
• पश्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वेशम्: Lord of all
• सर्वेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of all’)

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वेशम् इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण (apposition)

• गिरिजापतिम्: husband of Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजापतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘husband of Girijā/Parvatī’)

Speaker

Pārvatī’s companions (attendant women), as narrated by Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Darśana of Śaṅkara (Sarveśa, Girijā-pati) is portrayed as a direct source of dhanya/saubhāgya—an implicit promise of merit and inner auspiciousness through seeing the Lord.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse praises Shiva-darśana (beholding the Lord) as a rare blessing: seeing Śaṅkara, the Pati (Lord) who frees the bound soul, awakens devotion and purifies the mind toward grace (anugraha) and liberation.

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

It affirms the value of Saguna worship—encountering Shiva as “Sarveśvara” and “Girijāpati.” In Shiva Purana practice, the same Lord is approached through the Śiva-liṅga for accessible darśana, devotion, and steady contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate darśana-bhakti: visit a Śiva temple or Jyotirliṅga, take focused darśana of the liṅga while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and end with a brief silent remembrance of Śaṅkara as Sarveśvara.