Shloka 57

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

उपमन्युरुवाच । एवमुक्त्वा स भगवान्सूर्य्यकोटिसमप्रभः । ममेशानो वरान्दत्त्वा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत

Transliteration

upamanyuruvāca | evamuktvā sa bhagavānsūryyakoṭisamaprabhaḥ | mameśāno varāndattvā tatraivāntaradhīyata

Translation

Upamanyu said: Having spoken thus, that Blessed Lord—radiant like ten million suns—my Lord Īśāna (Śiva) bestowed boons and, right there, vanished from sight.

Word by Word

• upamanyuḥ: Upamanyu
• upamanyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upamanyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/ल्यप्), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having said)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sūrya-koṭi-sama-prabhaḥ: whose splendor equals crores of suns
• sūrya-koṭi-sama-prabhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (determinative); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—भासमानः सूर्यकोटिसमः (having radiance equal to crores of suns)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• īśānaḥ: the Lord (Īśāna)
• īśānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• varān: boons
• varān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having given)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• antaradhīyata: disappeared
• antaradhīyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar-dhā (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; धातुः—अन्तर्धा (to disappear)

Speaker

Upamanyu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Īśāna—the supreme Pati—who compassionately grants grace (boons) yet remains beyond grasp, withdrawing from external vision to emphasize inner realization and reliance on divine anugraha.

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

The verse reflects Saguna darśana—Śiva manifesting with overwhelming radiance—followed by disappearance, pointing devotees from form-based worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) toward the abiding presence of Śiva as the indwelling Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady bhakti after darśana—continue japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and dhyāna on Īśāna, not clinging to visions but cultivating constant remembrance.