Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

नन्दीश्वर उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा प्रसन्नात्मा हर्षगद्गदया गिरा । तुष्टाव स महादेवमुपमन्युर्द्विजोत्तमः

Transliteration

nandīśvara uvāca | evamuktvā prasannātmā harṣagadgadayā girā | tuṣṭāva sa mahādevamupamanyurdvijottamaḥ

Translation

Nandīśvara said: Having spoken thus, the best of twice-born sages, Upamanyu—his heart made serene and his voice choked with joy—then praised Mahādeva.

Word by Word

• नन्दीश्वरः: Nandīśvara
• नन्दीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having said’

• प्रसन्न-आत्मा: with a serene mind
• प्रसन्न-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (प्रसन्नः आत्मा यस्य)

• हर्ष-गद्गदया: with a voice choked by joy
• हर्ष-गद्गदया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + गद्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (गिरा); तत्पुरुष (हर्षेण गद्गदा)

• गिरा: by (his) speech/voice
• गिरा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• उपमन्युः: Upamanyu
• उपमन्युः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to सः

• द्विज-उत्तमः: best of Brahmins
• द्विज-उत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानाम् उत्तमः)

Speaker

Nandīśvara (Nandi)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models the ideal affective state for worship: prasannatā (inner clarity) and harṣa (joy) culminating in stuti—considered a purifier of the paśu’s mala and a receptacle for anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Nandīśvara (Nandi)
• Mahādeva (Shiva)
• Upamanyu

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti as a direct means to Śiva’s grace: inner serenity (prasannātmā) and joyful, heartfelt praise (stuti) are shown as authentic signs of devotion oriented toward Pati (Mahādeva), the liberating Lord.

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

The verse depicts Saguna-upāsanā in practice—devotion expressed through praise to Mahādeva. In Shaiva Siddhānta, such stuti naturally supports Linga worship as a concrete focus for reverence, surrender, and receiving Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is stotra-japa and nāma-smaraṇa: recite Śiva’s names or hymns with a calm mind and devotional emotion. While Rudrākṣa/Bhasma are not stated here, the mood aligns with daily Śiva-pūjā supported by mantra (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya).