Shloka 11

स्वप्नवर्णनपूर्वकं संक्षेपशिवचरितवर्णनम् / Dream-Portents and a Concise Account of Śiva’s Career

Devanagari script

चेत्प्रसन्नः शिवः काल्याः पाणिं गृह्णाति मेनके । सर्वं भूयाच्छुभं नश्येन्नारदोक्तममंगलम्

Transliteration

cetprasannaḥ śivaḥ kālyāḥ pāṇiṃ gṛhṇāti menake | sarvaṃ bhūyācchubhaṃ naśyennāradoktamamaṃgalam

Translation

O Menakā, if Lord Śiva becomes pleased and accepts Kālī’s hand in marriage, then everything will turn auspicious, and the inauspiciousness spoken of by Nārada will be destroyed.

Word by Word

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त/सम्भावनासूचक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular); विशेषण (qualifying ‘शिवः’)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• काल्याः: of Kālī (i.e., of the girl Kālī/Pārvatī)
• काल्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन (Feminine, Genitive singular)

• पाणिम्: hand
• पाणिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative singular)

• गृह्णाति: takes, accepts
• गृह्णाति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मेनके: O Menakā
• मेनके: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेनका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative singular)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative singular)

• भूयात्: may become, should be
• भूयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative singular); विशेषण (qualifying ‘सर्वम्’)

• नश्येत्: may perish, be destroyed
• नश्येत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नारदोक्तम्: spoken by Nārada
• नारदोक्तम्: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध/Qualifier of ‘अमंगलम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारद + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative singular); भूतकृदन्त ‘उक्त’ from √वच्/√उच् (to say) in sense ‘said’; तत्पुरुषः ‘नारदेन उक्तम्’

• अमंगलम्: inauspiciousness, misfortune
• अमंगलम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + मंगल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative singular)

Speaker

Himālaya (addressing Menakā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse centers on Śiva’s prasāda culminating in marriage (pāṇigrahaṇa) and the destruction of predicted inauspiciousness; it is not anchored to a jyotirliṅga site-legend.

Significance: Highlights the salvific power of Śiva’s prasannatā: when the Lord accepts (anugraha), amaṅgala is annulled—an inner ‘phala’ applicable to devotees seeking removal of obstacles.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kali (Parvati)
• Menaka
• Narada

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Śiva’s prasāda (grace) transforms destiny: when the Lord is pleased, amaṅgala (inauspicious conditions) is dissolved and śubha (auspiciousness) naturally manifests—reflecting the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Pati (Śiva) as the ultimate remover of pāśa (bondage and obstacles).

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

It highlights Saguna Śiva—Śiva as the responsive Lord who bestows grace when pleased. In Linga-worship, devotees seek this same prasannatā through pūjā, abhiṣeka, and mantra-japa, trusting that Śiva’s acceptance removes doṣa and brings śubha in life and dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s prasāda through Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), Linga-abhiṣeka (especially on Mondays/Mahāśivarātri), and sincere bhakti—practices traditionally held to pacify amaṅgala and cultivate śubha.