Shloka 5

उपमन्यूपदेशः

Upamanyu’s Instruction

Devanagari script

शर्वात्सर्वामरैश्वर्य्यं हिरण्यकशिपुः पुरा । वर्षाणां दशलक्षाणि सोऽलभच्चन्द्रशेखरात्

Transliteration

śarvātsarvāmaraiśvaryyaṃ hiraṇyakaśipuḥ purā | varṣāṇāṃ daśalakṣāṇi so'labhaccandraśekharāt

Translation

In ancient times, Hiraṇyakaśipu obtained from Śarva—Candraśekhara Himself—sovereignty over all the gods, along with a lifespan of ten million years.

Word by Word

• शर्वात्: from Śarva (Śiva)
• शर्वात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• सर्व-अमर-ऐश्वर्यम्: all lordship of the immortals
• सर्व-अमर-ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अमर (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (अमराणां ऐश्वर्यम्; सर्वम् अमर-ऐश्वर्यम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हिरण्यकशिपुः: Hiraṇyakaśipu
• हिरण्यकशिपुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यकशिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• वर्षाणाम्: of years
• वर्षाणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• दश-लक्षाणि: ten lakhs (one million)
• दश-लक्षाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्विगु (दश लक्षाणि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (परिमाण/संख्या)

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

• अलभत्: obtained
• अलभत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चन्द्रशेखरात्: from Candraśekhara (Śiva)
• चन्द्रशेखरात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (चन्द्रः शेखरः यस्य/चन्द्र-शेखरः = Śiva); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Nīlakaṇṭha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a boon-bestowal exemplum (Hiraṇyakaśipu receiving aiśvarya and longevity from Śiva as Candraśekhara/Śarva), not a Jyotirliṅga origin account.

Significance: General: illustrates Śiva’s impartial boon-giving power (anugraha) even to asuric seekers; in Siddhānta, such ‘kāmya-phala’ remains within saṃsāra unless oriented to liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Hiranyakashipu
• Sharva
• Chandrashekhara
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that even immense worldly power and longevity arise by the will of Pati (Śiva). From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such aiśvarya is still within māyā and does not equal liberation; it points to Shiva as the ultimate giver and governor of karmic results.

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

By naming Śiva as Śarva and Candraśekhara, the verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva—the compassionate Lord with attributes—who responds to tapas and devotion. Linga-worship similarly approaches Shiva as the accessible, worshipful form through which boons, protection, and ultimately grace are sought.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to seek Shiva through disciplined tapas supported by Shiva-upāsanā—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady devotion—aiming not merely at aiśvarya but at Shiva’s anugraha (saving grace).