Shloka 50

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । वत्सोपमन्यो तुष्टोऽस्मि त्वदाचरणतो वरात् । दृढभक्तोऽसि विप्रर्षे मया जिज्ञासितोऽधुना

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | vatsopamanyo tuṣṭo'smi tvadācaraṇato varāt | dṛḍhabhakto'si viprarṣe mayā jijñāsito'dhunā

Translation

Śiva said: “Dear Upamanyu, I am pleased with you because of your excellent conduct. O best of brāhmaṇas, you are steadfast in devotion; therefore, I have now tested you.”

Word by Word

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वत्स: dear child
• वत्स: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• उपमन्यो: O Upamanyu
• उपमन्यो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of अहम् implied)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘of you/your’ (in compound)

• आचरणतः: from (your) conduct
• आचरणतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (from/because of conduct)

• वरात्: from the boon
• वरात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान (from/owing to a boon)

• दृढभक्तः: firmly devoted
• दृढभक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘firm’ + ‘devoted’; विशेषण

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विप्रर्षे: O Brahmin-sage
• विप्रर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘venerable Brahmin-sage’

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; करण/कर्तृकरण (by me)

• जिज्ञासितः: (you have been) tested/inquired into
• जिज्ञासितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + सन् (desiderative) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: सन्नन्त-धातु ‘जिज्ञास्’ (desiderative: wish to know) + क्त; भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (you have been tested/inquired)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: now)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Upamanyu

FAQs

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

It shows that Śiva is pleased not only by words but by disciplined conduct (ācāra) rooted in unwavering bhakti; divine “testing” refines the devotee and confirms steadfast surrender to Pati (Śiva).

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

The verse supports Saguna worship: the personal Lord Śiva responds to the devotee’s character and devotion, indicating that sincere observance and faithful worship of Śiva (including Liṅga-upāsanā) bears direct grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steadiness in daily Śaiva practice—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined ācāra—since devotion proven through conduct is what Śiva commends.