Shloka 14

मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons

and the worship leading to Umā’s advent

Devanagari script

दिव्यावयवसंयुक्ता तेजोमण्डलमध्यगा । उवाच विहसन्ती सा मेनां प्रत्यक्षतां गता

Transliteration

divyāvayavasaṃyuktā tejomaṇḍalamadhyagā | uvāca vihasantī sā menāṃ pratyakṣatāṃ gatā

Translation

Endowed with celestial limbs and abiding in the midst of a radiant circle of splendor, she—smiling—spoke to Menā, having revealed herself directly before her.

Word by Word

• divya-avayava-saṃyuktā: endowed with divine limbs
• divya-avayava-saṃyuktā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + avayava (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (युज् धातु से क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘दिव्यैः अवयवैः संयुक्ता’), कृदन्त-विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘देवी’ का विशेषण

• tejaḥ-maṇḍala-madhya-gā: situated in the midst of a halo of light
• tejaḥ-maṇḍala-madhya-gā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + gā (गम् धातु से ‘गा’/गामिन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘तेजोमण्डलस्य मध्ये गता/स्थित’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘देवी’ का विशेषण

• uvāca: said/spoke
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• vihasantī: smiling
• vihasantī: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + has (हस् धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-भावे (while smiling)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• menām: Menā
• menām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• pratyakṣatām: visibility/presence (before the eyes)
• pratyakṣatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyakṣatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘गता’ के साथ कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य (goal/state attained)

• gatā: having come/attained
• gatā: Kriya (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सā’ का विधेय

Speaker

Pārvatī (in a divine, radiant form)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Mena

FAQs

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

It depicts śakti-anugraha (grace): the Divine becomes pratyakṣa—directly experienced—showing that true spiritual assurance arises not merely from inference but from revealed presence granted through devotion and purity.

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

The verse emphasizes saguna-darśana—Divinity perceived with form and radiance. In Shaiva practice, the Śiva-liṅga similarly serves as an accessible focus where the formless Supreme is approached through a sacred, visible support, culminating in inner recognition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on tejas (inner light) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and cultivate bhakti so that worship moves from outward seeing to pratyakṣa inner experience; a simple aid is applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of Śiva-tattva and purity.