Shloka 19

उपमन्यूपदेशः

Upamanyu’s Instruction

Devanagari script

दत्तात्रेयं मुनिं लेभे चन्द्रं दुर्वाससं तथा । गंगां प्रवर्तयामास चित्रकूटे पतिव्रता

Transliteration

dattātreyaṃ muniṃ lebhe candraṃ durvāsasaṃ tathā | gaṃgāṃ pravartayāmāsa citrakūṭe pativratā

Translation

That devoted wife (pativratā) obtained the sage Dattātreya, and also Candra and Durvāsas; and at Citrakūṭa she caused the Gaṅgā to flow forth.

Word by Word

• दत्तात्रेयम्: Dattatreya
• दत्तात्रेयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्तात्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• मुनिम्: sage
• मुनिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लेभे: obtained / received
• लेभे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• चन्द्रम्: Candra (the Moon-god)
• चन्द्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दुर्वाससम्: Durvasa
• दुर्वाससम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक (also/likewise)

• गङ्गाम्: Ganga
• गङ्गाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रवर्तयामास: set in motion / caused to flow
• प्रवर्तयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वृत् (धातु) [णिच् causative: प्रवर्तय]
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• चित्रकूटे: at Chitrakuta
• चित्रकूटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रकूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पतिव्रता: the devoted wife (pativratā)
• पतिव्रता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतिव्रता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Citrakūṭa is presented as a sacred locus where Gaṅgā is ‘set in motion’; the verse functions as tīrtha-mahātmyā style praise of place through miraculous river-manifestation.

Significance: Affirms tīrtha-pravāha as a sign of divine favor; supports pilgrimage faith that sacred waters arise/flow by higher sanction and tapas-śakti.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Dattatreya
• Candra
• Durvasa
• Ganga
• Chitrakuta

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva teaching that steadfast dharma and purity of conduct (especially the vow-like firmness of a pativratā) generate spiritual power that can attract great sages and even bring forth sacred tirthas—showing dharma as a force aligned with Pati (Shiva) and cosmic order.

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

By presenting sacred persons and the Gaṅgā’s manifestation as fruits of devotion, the verse supports Saguna Shiva worship in which grace is experienced through tangible forms—tirthas, holy waters, and the presence of realized beings—often approached alongside Linga worship for purification and merit.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is vrata-based devotion with purity (śauca) and tirtha-sevana: worship Shiva with the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and—where appropriate—use Gaṅgā water for abhiṣeka, supported by disciplined conduct and sincere vows.