Shloka 10

उपमन्यूपदेशः

Upamanyu’s Instruction

Devanagari script

तुष्टो विद्युत्प्रभस्यापि त्रैलोक्येश्वरता मदात् । शतवर्षसहस्राणि सर्वलोकेश्वरो भवः

Transliteration

tuṣṭo vidyutprabhasyāpi trailokyeśvaratā madāt | śatavarṣasahasrāṇi sarvalokeśvaro bhavaḥ

Translation

Pleased with him, I granted Vidyutprabha sovereignty over the three worlds. For a hundred thousand years, be Bhava—the lord of all the worlds.

Word by Word

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन

• विद्युत्-प्रभस्य: of Vidyutprabha
• विद्युत्-प्रभस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षाबोधक अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• त्रैलोक्य-ईश्वरता: lordship over the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्य-ईश्वरता: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन

• मदात्: from intoxication/pride
• मदात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी (5th) एकवचन; हेतौ (cause/ablative)

• शत-वर्ष-सहस्राणि: (for) thousands of hundreds of years
• शत-वर्ष-सहस्राणि: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/परिमाणवाचक तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd) बहुवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

• सर्व-लोक-ईश्वरः: lord of all worlds
• सर्व-लोक-ईश्वरः: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन

• भवः: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन; शिवनाम

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vidyutprabha

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace): even vast worldly dominion is granted by the Lord, yet it remains time-bound—implying that true fulfillment lies beyond temporary sovereignty in seeking Shiva’s liberating grace.

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

The verse portrays Saguna Shiva as the responsive Lord who bestows results according to devotion and merit. Linga-worship similarly approaches Shiva as accessible and compassionate, while remembering that boons are secondary to liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to worship Shiva with the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offer devotion without fixation on worldly rewards, seeking instead purity, detachment, and Shiva’s highest blessing.