Shloka 41

Umā-caritra-prārthanā: Ṛṣayaḥ Sūtaṃ Pṛcchanti

Request for the Account of Umā

Devanagari script

एवं मोहाकुलौ वैश्यपार्थिवौ मुनिसत्तम । जग्मतुर्मुनिवर्यस्य मेधसः सन्निधिन्तदा

Transliteration

evaṃ mohākulau vaiśyapārthivau munisattama | jagmaturmunivaryasya medhasaḥ sannidhintadā

Translation

Thus, O best of sages, the merchant and the king—both bewildered and shaken by delusion—then went to the presence of the eminent sage Medhas.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus’)

• moha-ākulau: bewildered by delusion
• moha-ākulau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: moha (प्रातिपदिक) + ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘मोहाकुल’ = confused by delusion

• vaiśya-pārthivau: the Vaiśya and the king
• vaiśya-pārthivau: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśya (प्रातिपदिक) + pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (the Vaiśya and the king)

• muni-sattama: O best of sages
• muni-sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• jagmatuḥ: went
• jagmatuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• muni-varyasya: of the excellent sage
• muni-varyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + varya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• medhasaḥ: of Medhas (name)
• medhasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: medhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• sannidhim: presence, proximity
• sannidhim: Karma (कर्म/destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Medhas
• King
• Vaishya (merchant)

FAQs

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

It highlights moha (delusion) as a binding pasha and shows the Shaiva path of seeking right guidance—approaching a realized sage—so the soul (pashu) can be led toward Pati (Lord Shiva) and clarity.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it sets up the movement from confusion to instruction, which in Shaiva Siddhanta culminates in disciplined devotion and right worship—often expressed through Saguna Shiva practices such as Linga-upasana under proper guidance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in a competent guru and then following prescribed Shaiva sādhana—typically japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and purified daily worship as taught by the teacher.