Shloka 6

उपमन्यूपदेशः

Upamanyu’s Instruction

Devanagari script

तस्याऽथ पुत्रप्रवरो नन्दनो नाम विश्रुतः । स च शर्ववरादिन्द्रं वर्षायुतमधोनयत्

Transliteration

tasyā'tha putrapravaro nandano nāma viśrutaḥ | sa ca śarvavarādindraṃ varṣāyutamadhonayat

Translation

Then he had an excellent son, renowned by the name Nandana. And, by the boon of Śarva (Lord Śiva), he humbled Indra and cast him down for ten thousand years.

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, ‘then’

• putra-pravaraḥ: the excellent son
• putra-pravaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + pravara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘pravaraḥ putraḥ’ = excellent son)

• nandanaḥ: Nandana
• nandanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (नामनिर्देशक), ‘by name’

• viśrutaḥ: renowned
• viśrutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘well-known’

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

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/संयोजक), ‘and’

• śarva-varāt: from/through Śarva’s boon
• śarva-varāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘śarvasya varaḥ’ = boon of Śarva)

• indram: Indra
• indram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• varṣa-ayutam: (for) ten thousand years
• varṣa-ayutam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ayuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (‘ayutaṃ varṣāṇām’ = ten-thousand years)

• adhonayat: brought down
• adhonayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhaḥ-ni (धातु: nī)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः adhaḥ; ‘led down/brought down’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indra
• Sharva
• Nandana

FAQs

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

It teaches that worldly sovereignty—even Indra’s—can be overturned, while Śiva’s grace is supreme; pride is corrected through divine governance, urging humility and surrender to Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva is invoked here as Śarva, the personal (saguṇa) Lord who grants boons and dispenses justice; devotion to Śiva (as worshipped in the Liṅga) is shown to be higher than deva-status and political power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate humility through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady Śiva-bhakti; the practical takeaway is surrendering ego rather than seeking boons for domination.