Shloka 5

शिवरूपदर्शनम्

Menā’s Vision of Śiva’s Divine Form

Devanagari script

स्तोत्रैर्नानाविधैस्स्तुत्वा परमानन्दसंयुतः । आगच्छस्त्वं मुने तत्र यत्र मेना स्थिताखिलैः

Transliteration

stotrairnānāvidhaisstutvā paramānandasaṃyutaḥ | āgacchastvaṃ mune tatra yatra menā sthitākhilaiḥ

Translation

Having praised the Lord with many kinds of hymns and being filled with supreme bliss, he said: “O sage, come there—where Menā stands, surrounded by all.”

Word by Word

• stotraiḥ: with hymns
• stotraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• nānā-vidhaiḥ: of various kinds
• nānā-vidhaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; adjective qualifying 'stotraiḥ' = 'of various kinds'

• stutvā: having praised
• stutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त)

• parama-ānanda-saṃyutaḥ: endowed with supreme bliss
• parama-ānanda-saṃyutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; 'endowed with supreme bliss' (परमेन आनन्देन संयुतः)

• āgacchaḥ: come
• āgacchaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā+gam (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; imperative-like usage in context = 'come'

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय)

• menā: Menā
• menā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sthitā: is standing/abides
• sthitā: Kriyā (क्रिया; predicate in relative clause)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त) used adjectivally; Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with 'menā'

• akhilaiḥ: with all (others)
• akhilaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सह; instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; 'with all (others)' (elliptic)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Parvati Khanda account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Menā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Mena

FAQs

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

It highlights stuti (devotional praise) as a direct means to paramānanda—inner, God-centered bliss—showing that sincere bhakti naturally culminates in uplifted awareness and readiness to proceed toward dharmic action.

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

The act of praising with various stotras reflects Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva through attributes, names, and hymns—commonly expressed in Linga worship where devotion is offered through mantra, stotra, and reverent invitation to sacred presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular stotra-pāṭha (recitation of hymns) with focused mind leading to devotional absorption; it can be paired with “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” japa and simple offerings (bhasma/Tripuṇḍra or rudrākṣa) to stabilize the same paramānanda in daily practice.