Shloka 29

मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons

and the worship leading to Umā’s advent

Devanagari script

या चेष्टरूपाणि विधाय देवी सृष्टिस्थितानाशमयी च कर्त्री । ब्रह्माच्युतस्थाणुशरीरहेतुस्सा त्वं प्रसीदाद्य पुनर्नमस्ते

Transliteration

yā ceṣṭarūpāṇi vidhāya devī sṛṣṭisthitānāśamayī ca kartrī | brahmācyutasthāṇuśarīrahetussā tvaṃ prasīdādya punarnamaste

Translation

O Goddess—You who fashion every mode of activity; You, the Doer whose very nature is creation, preservation, and dissolution; You who are the cause of the embodied manifestation of Brahmā, Acyuta (Viṣṇu), and Sthāṇu (Śiva)—be gracious today. Again and again, salutations to You.

Word by Word

• yā: she who
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• iṣṭa-rūpāṇi: desired forms
• iṣṭa-rūpāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समास: कर्मधारय (iṣṭāni rūpāṇi)

• vidhāya: having made
• vidhāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; अर्थ: 'having arranged/created'

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sṛṣṭi-sthiti-nāśa-mayī: consisting of creation, preservation, and destruction
• sṛṣṭi-sthiti-nāśa-mayī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + sthiti (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + mayī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (sṛṣṭi-sthiti-nāśaḥ; tad-mayī = consisting of creation, maintenance, destruction)

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• kartrī: doer/creator
• kartrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• brahmā-cyuta-sthāṇu-śarīra-hetuḥ: the cause of the bodies of Brahmā, Acyuta (Viṣṇu), and Sthāṇu (Śiva)
• brahmā-cyuta-sthāṇu-śarīra-hetuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā (प्रातिपदिक) + cyuta (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + śarīra (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (brahmaṇaḥ cyutasya sthāṇoś ca śarīrasya hetuḥ) — cause of the bodies of Brahmā, Acyuta, and Sthāṇu

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

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prasīda: be gracious
• prasīda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-sad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; (आशीर्वाद/प्रार्थना)

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• punar: again
• punar: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (again)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक अव्यय; प्रायः चतुर्थीयोगे (with dative)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant praising Goddess Parvati (Shakti) within the Parvati Khanda narrative (as recounted by Suta Goswami)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: yā ceṣṭarūpāṇi vidhāya devī sṛṣṭisthitānāśamayī ca kartrī | brahmācyutasthāṇuśarīrahetussā tvaṃ prasīdādya punarnamaste

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Triadic cosmic functions (creation–maintenance–dissolution) attributed to Devī as the operative power behind the Trimūrti’s embodiment.

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches śaraṇāgati (surrender): the Goddess is acknowledged as the operative divine power behind all cosmic functions—creation, preservation, and dissolution—and the devotee seeks her prasāda (grace), which is central to liberation-oriented devotion in Shaiva traditions.

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

By naming Sthāṇu (Śiva) alongside Brahmā and Viṣṇu, the verse frames the manifest deities as empowered through Shakti; in Linga/Saguna Śiva worship, devotees honor Śiva as Pati (Lord) together with Śakti as his inseparable power, approaching the Linga with reverence and prayers for grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily stuti and namaskāra (repeated salutations) with a grace-seeking prayer—optionally paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a simple offering (water/flowers) to Śiva-Linga while remembering Śiva-Śakti unity.