Shloka 29

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness

Devanagari script

मानुषो भवितासीति स ते पुत्रो भवि ष्यति । यद्यच्च प्रार्थितं किंचित्तत्सर्वं च लभस्व वै

Transliteration

mānuṣo bhavitāsīti sa te putro bhavi ṣyati | yadyacca prārthitaṃ kiṃcittatsarvaṃ ca labhasva vai

Translation

“He shall be born as a human; he will become your son. And whatever you have prayed for—even the slightest thing—may you indeed obtain all of it.”

Word by Word

• मानुषः: human
• मानुषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘पुत्रः’)

• भविता: will be
• भविता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; काव्यरूप ‘भविता’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

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

• ते: your/of you
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक अव्यय (conditional: if)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• प्रार्थितम्: requested
• प्रार्थितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-अर्थ् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘asked for’ (qualifies ‘किंचित्’)

• किंचित्: anything/something
• किंचित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चित (indefinite: something/anything)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संकेत (that)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘तत्’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• लभस्व: obtain (you)
• लभस्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

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

Speaker

Lord Shiva (granting a boon/blessing within the Umāsaṃhitā narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): sincere prayer aligned with dharma is answered, showing the Lord as Pati who compassionately lifts the pashu (bound soul) by fulfilling needs and guiding life’s course.

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

It reflects Saguna Śiva’s approachable, boon-giving aspect—worship of the Liṅga with devotion and purity of intent is portrayed as a direct relationship where the Lord responds and bestows results.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is prayerful bhakti—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with simple Liṅga-pūjā (water/abhisheka) as a focused way to place one’s prārthanā before Śiva.