Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

श्रद्धान्देहि महादेव स्वसंबन्धिषु मे सदा । स्वदास्यं परमं स्नेहं स्वसान्निध्यं च सर्वदा

Transliteration

śraddhāndehi mahādeva svasaṃbandhiṣu me sadā | svadāsyaṃ paramaṃ snehaṃ svasānnidhyaṃ ca sarvadā

Translation

O Mahādeva, grant me unwavering faith at all times in all that is connected with You. Bestow upon me the supreme grace of being Your servant, the highest loving devotion, and Your constant nearness always.

Word by Word

• श्रद्धाम्: faith
• श्रद्धाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देहि: grant
• देहि: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, परस्मैपदी; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् देवः)

• स्व-सम्बन्धिषु: among your relations/associates
• स्व-सम्बन्धिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्बन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य सम्बन्धिनः)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• स्व-दास्यम्: your servitude
• स्व-दास्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य दास्यम्)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (दास्यम्)

• स्नेहम्: affection
• स्नेहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्व-सान्निध्यम्: your presence
• स्व-सान्निध्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य सान्निध्यम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वदा: at all times
• सर्वदा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

A devotee (Śiva-bhakta) praying to Lord Śiva within the Śatarudrasaṃhitā narrative frame as relayed by Sūta to the sages

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Requests for śraddhā in Śiva-sambandha (all Śiva-related means: guru, mantra, liṅga, vibhūti, rudrākṣa, kṣetra) align with Siddhānta caryā/kriyā as supports for grace; pilgrimage is implied as one such Śiva-sambandha.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: श्रद्धान्देहि महादेव स्वसंबन्धिषु मे सदा । स्वदास्यं परमं स्नेहं स्वसान्निध्यं च सर्वदा

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It asks for three core Shaiva attainments: unwavering śraddhā in all Śiva-related means (guru, mantra, liṅga, vrata), the humility of dāsya (servant-devotion), and continual sannidhya (felt presence of Pati), which together mature the soul toward grace-led liberation.

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

By praying for faith in “everything connected with You,” the devotee includes saguna upāsanā—liṅga-pūjā, temple worship, and mantra-japa—as valid Śiva-sambandha supports that purify the paśu and draw it into Śiva’s nearness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily liṅga-pūjā with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), performed in a dāsya-bhāva, optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Śiva-sambandha disciplines, while repeatedly invoking “grant me Your constant presence.”