Shloka 41

मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons

and the worship leading to Umā’s advent

Devanagari script

मेनकापि वरं लब्ध्वा महेशान्या अभी प्सितम् । मुदं प्रापामितां तात तपःक्लेशोप्यनश्यत

Transliteration

menakāpi varaṃ labdhvā maheśānyā abhī psitam | mudaṃ prāpāmitāṃ tāta tapaḥkleśopyanaśyata

Translation

Having obtained the boon long desired by Maheśānī (Pārvatī), Menakā too was filled with joy; and, dear one, even the hardship born of austerity was thereby dispelled.

Word by Word

• menakā: Menakā
• menakā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थक निपात (particle: also/even)

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• labdhvā: having obtained
• labdhvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/absolutive modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having obtained)

• maheśānyāḥ: of Maheśānī (Pārvatī)
• maheśānyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśānī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• abhīpsitam: desired
• abhīpsitam: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhīpsita (प्रातिपदिक; √āp/√īps in desiderative sense)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण (Kridanta adjective: desired), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); 'varam' इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• mudam: joy
• mudam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mud (मुद् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• prāpāmitām: having attained (joy) / joyful
• prāpāmitām: Karma (कर्म/Object/State)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāpa (प्राप प्रातिपदिक) + mita (मित प्रातिपदिक) (समास-आधार)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: प्रापामिता = प्राप्ता/प्राप्तिमती इत्यर्थे), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); 'menakā' इत्यस्य भाव/अवस्था सूचयति

• tāta: O dear (father)
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tapaḥkleśaḥ: the hardship of austerity
• tapaḥkleśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (तपस् प्रातिपदिक) + kleśa (क्लेश प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: तपःक्लेश = तपसः क्लेशः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• anaśyata: perished / disappeared
• anaśyata: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (नश् धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Menaka
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that when devotion and tapas mature under Śiva’s auspicious will, the sought-after fruit arises naturally, and the pain of austerity is transformed into joy and inner clarity.

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

The verse reflects the Saguna dimension of Śiva’s grace: the Divine responds to sincere striving and devotion, granting boons that dissolve suffering—an attitude central to Linga worship as a living relationship with Pati (Śiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steady tapas supported by bhakti—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Śiva-pūjā, cultivating endurance until grace ripens the result.