Shloka 4

उपमन्यूपदेशः

Upamanyu’s Instruction

Devanagari script

उपमन्युरुवाच । यैर्यैर्भवाराधनतः प्राप्तो हृत्काम एव हि । तांस्तान्भक्तान्प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु त्वं वै यदूद्वह

Transliteration

upamanyuruvāca | yairyairbhavārādhanataḥ prāpto hṛtkāma eva hi | tāṃstānbhaktānpravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ vai yadūdvaha

Translation

Upamanyu said: “By whatever modes of worship of Bhava (Lord Śiva) one truly attains the heart’s desire, I shall describe those very devotees and their ways—listen, O best of the Yadus.”

Word by Word

• उपमन्युः: Upamanyu
• उपमन्युः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यैः: by whom/with which (persons)
• यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• यैः: by whomsoever
• यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (पुनरुक्ति: यैर्यैः = by each and every)

• भव-आराधनतः: from (the act of) worship of Bhava (Śiva)
• भव-आराधनतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक) + आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भवस्य आराधनम्); ततः पञ्चमी/अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः: -तः (ablatival adverbial) = 'from/by means of'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन (आधार)

• प्राप्तः: attained/obtained
• प्राप्तः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (obtained/attained)

• हृत्-कामः: the heart’s desire
• हृत्-कामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (हृत्स्थः कामः / हृदयस्य कामः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• तान्: those (each of them)
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (पुनरुक्ति: तांस्तान् = each and every such)

• भक्तान्: devotees
• भक्तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall declare/tell
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhyah/Addressed (सम्बोध्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (2nd person pronoun)

• वै: indeed/surely
• वै: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• यदू-द्वह: O bearer/leader of the Yadus
• यदू-द्वह: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यदूनां द्वहः = bearer/leader of the Yadus); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Upamanyu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It introduces the principle that sincere Bhava-ārādhana (worship of Śiva as Pati, the Lord) bears fruit according to the devotee’s inner aim—whether worldly welfare or liberation—because Śiva responds to devotion in the heart.

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

By saying “whatever modes of worship,” it includes Saguna upāsanā such as Liṅga-pūjā, abhiṣeka, mantra-japa, and offerings—diverse outer forms that converge on one intent: devotion to Bhava.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to committed Shiva worship as the means; a practical takeaway is regular Liṅga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as one’s steady daily discipline.