Shloka 57

Devanagari script

अथ शम्भुः प्रसन्नात्मा स्मृत्वा तस्य तपो महत् । पुनर्दश वरान्दिव्यान्मुनये हयूपमन्यवे

Transliteration

atha śambhuḥ prasannātmā smṛtvā tasya tapo mahat | punardaśa varāndivyānmunaye hayūpamanyave

Translation

Then Śambhu, his heart filled with grace, remembered that sage’s great austerity and once again bestowed ten divine boons upon the muni Hayūpa Manyu.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• śambhuḥ: Śambhu
• śambhuḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• prasanna-ātmā: having a pleased heart
• prasanna-ātmā: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘whose self is pleased’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of śambhuḥ)

• smṛtvā: having remembered
• smṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having remembered’

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• tapaḥ: austerity, penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• mahat: great
• mahat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of tapaḥ)

• punar: again, further
• punar: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति/अन्यथा-वाचक-अव्यय (again/further)

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; here qualifying varān (ten)

• varān: boons
• varān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• divyān: divine
• divyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of varān)

• munaye: to the sage
• munaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• hayūpa: to Hayūpa (name)
• hayūpa: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hayūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण/नाम (proper name)

• manyave: to Manyu (name/epithet)
• manyave: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण/नाम (proper name/epithet)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Hayūpa Manyu

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis that sincere tapas (disciplined spiritual effort) ripens into Śiva’s anugraha (grace), by which the Lord uplifts the devotee through divine boons and inner purification.

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

Śambhu here acts as Saguna Śiva—personally responsive to devotion—showing that Linga-worship and austerity are not merely symbolic but invite the living presence of Śiva, who bestows blessings according to the devotee’s maturity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to sustained tapas supported by Shaiva sādhanā—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), simple worship of the Śiva-liṅga, and steady self-discipline as the practical means to invoke Śiva’s grace.