Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

सोऽपि लब्ध्वा वरान्दिव्यान्कुमारत्वं च सर्वदा । तस्माच्छिवाच्च तस्याश्च शिवाया मुदितोऽभवत्

Transliteration

so'pi labdhvā varāndivyānkumāratvaṃ ca sarvadā | tasmācchivācca tasyāśca śivāyā mudito'bhavat

Translation

Having received those divine boons—remaining ever in the state of youth—he became joyful, thanks to that Śiva and to that Śivā, the auspicious Goddess.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/समुच्चयार्थ-प्रयोग (particle: also/even)

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having done)

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

• दिव्यान्: divine
• दिव्यान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वरान्)

• कुमारत्वम्: boyhood/being a youth
• कुमारत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारत्व (प्रातिपदिक; कुमार + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time: always)

• तस्मात्: from that/therefore
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप

• शिवात्: from Śiva
• शिवात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• शिवायाः: of Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मुदितः: delighted
• मुदितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित (प्रातिपदिक; √मुद् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past participle used adjectivally)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shivā (Goddess Parvati)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that lasting auspiciousness (śivatva) and joy arise from the grace of both Śiva (Pati) and Śivā (Śakti), emphasizing that divine boons are fulfilled when received with devotion and aligned with dharma.

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

It supports Saguna worship by portraying Śiva as the compassionate giver of boons and Śivā as the auspicious divine power; in Linga worship, devotees approach the visible emblem of Śiva with bhakti to receive inner transformation and divine favor.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offered with devotion to Śiva-Śivā, seeking not merely worldly gifts but sustained purity and inner joy.