Shloka 52

उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace

Devanagari script

उपमन्यो महाभाग तवाम्बैषा हि पार्वती । मया पुत्रीकृतो ह्यद्य कुमारत्वं सनातनम्

Transliteration

upamanyo mahābhāga tavāmbaiṣā hi pārvatī | mayā putrīkṛto hyadya kumāratvaṃ sanātanam

Translation

O noble Upamanyu, this Pārvatī is indeed your mother. Today I have accepted her as my daughter, and thus her eternal maidenhood is established.

Word by Word

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

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: महत् भागः यस्य सः (one who has great fortune)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अम्बा: mother
• अम्बा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/कारणसूचक (particle: indeed/for)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• पुत्रीकृतः: (she has been) made (as) a daughter
• पुत्रीकृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग: ‘made into a daughter’ (adopted as daughter)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/समर्थनसूचक (particle: indeed)

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

• कुमारत्वम्: maidenhood/virgin state
• कुमारत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक (state/condition)

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of कुमारत्वम्)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (narrative voice within Śatarudrasaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Upamanyu

FAQs

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

It portrays Shiva’s grace as the sanctifier of relationships and spiritual lineage—by accepting Parvati as His daughter, He establishes her purity and dharmic status, showing that divine will can restore and uphold sacred order.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva acting within the world—guiding devotees and arranging dharmic outcomes. Such leelas support personal devotion (bhakti) that culminates in realizing Shiva as the ultimate Pati (Lord) beyond forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is devotion grounded in purity and surrender—reciting the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with disciplined conduct, and worship of Shiva with bhasma and rudraksha as supports for steadiness in bhakti.