Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तत्रागत्य सुप्रसन्नो मुनेऽतिप्रेमसंकुलः । हर्षयंस्तां शैलपत्नी मेनान्त्वं वाक्यमब्रवीः

Transliteration

tatrāgatya suprasanno mune'tipremasaṃkulaḥ | harṣayaṃstāṃ śailapatnī menāntvaṃ vākyamabravīḥ

Translation

Arriving there, O sage, he was exceedingly pleased and overflowing with affection. Gladdening that lady of the mountain—Menā, the wife of Himavat—he spoke these words to her.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); उपसर्ग: आ; अव्ययभाव

• सु-प्रसन्नः: very pleased
• सु-प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + सु (अव्यय-पूर्वपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु + प्रसन्नः)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• अति-प्रेम-संकुलः: overwhelmed with great love
• अति-प्रेम-संकुलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + प्रेम (प्रातिपदिक) + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अतिप्रेमेण संकुलः = filled with excessive love)

• हर्षयन्: gladdening
• हर्षयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• शैलपत्नी: the mountain’s wife (Menā)
• शैलपत्नी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शैलस्य पत्नी)

• मेना: Menā
• मेना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrastive particle)

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Menā
• Himavat
• Pārvatī

FAQs

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

It highlights how divine work unfolds through grace (anugraha): the messenger arrives with a heart full of affection, and spiritual progress begins by bringing joy, reassurance, and auspicious speech to the devotee’s household.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it reflects Saguna Shiva’s compassionate governance—His will is communicated through auspicious words and blessings that support dharma and devotion, which ultimately mature into steady worship (including Linga-bhakti).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to receive and offer sacred speech with devotion—beginning worship with calmness and joy, then reciting Shiva’s name (e.g., the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as an act of welcoming divine grace.