Shloka 50

उपमन्यूपदेशः

Upamanyu’s Instruction

Devanagari script

तमाह भगवान्रुद्रस्साक्षात्तुष्टोस्मि तेऽनघ । ग्रंथकृल्लोकविख्यातो भवितास्यजरामरः

Transliteration

tamāha bhagavānrudrassākṣāttuṣṭosmi te'nagha | graṃthakṛllokavikhyāto bhavitāsyajarāmaraḥ

Translation

Then the Blessed Lord Rudra Himself said: “O sinless one, I am truly pleased with you. You shall become the author of a sacred work, renowned throughout the worlds, and you shall be free from old age and death.”

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√ब्रू (धातु; ‘आह’ इति परस्मैपदी-परिपूर्णभूत)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भगवान्’ इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन

• साक्षात्: directly/in person
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: directly, in person)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, ‘अस्मि’ इत्यस्य पूरक (predicate)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• ते: of you/with you
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• ग्रन्थ-कृत्: author/composer of a text
• ग्रन्थ-कृत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रन्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + √कृ (धातु) (कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘कृत्’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष, कर्तरि कृत् (agent noun)

• लोक-विख्यातः: world-renowned
• लोक-विख्यातः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + वि-ख्यात (√ख्यै; क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘ग्रन्थकृत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भविता: will become/will be
• भविता: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• अजरा-अमरः: unaging and deathless
• अजरा-अमरः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजरा (प्रातिपदिक) + अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (ajarā ca amaraś ca)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A classic ‘sākṣāt-darśana’ culmination: after prolonged tapas, Rudra appears in person, declares satisfaction, and grants boons—śāstra-authorship, world-wide renown, and ‘ajara-amara’ status. This pattern often underlies later localization into a kṣetra-mahātmya, though no Jyotirliṅga is named here.

Significance: Teaches that Śiva’s grace can transcend ordinary limits (aging/death) and elevate the devotee into a śāstra-bearing instrument; motivates tapas, vrata, and steadfast bhakti at sacred sites.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Theophany (sākṣāt appearance) as a sacred rupture in ordinary time; no explicit calendrical detail.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (liberating grace): when the Lord is directly pleased, He grants both worldly recognition for dharmic service and the higher boon of freedom from decay and death—pointing to moksha through Śiva’s compassion.

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

The verse depicts Saguna Śiva (Rudra) personally bestowing boons, affirming that devotion to the manifest Lord—often approached through Liṅga-worship and praise—draws His direct grace, which culminates in liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is devoted scriptural recitation and Śiva-upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady bhakti—since the verse centers on pleasing Śiva and receiving His transforming grace.