Shloka 13

उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)

Devanagari script

उपमन्युरुवाच । पावितश्चाश्रमस्सो ऽयं मम देवेश्वर स्वयम् । प्राप्तो यत्त्वं जगन्नाथ भगवन्देवसत्तम

Transliteration

upamanyuruvāca | pāvitaścāśramasso 'yaṃ mama deveśvara svayam | prāpto yattvaṃ jagannātha bhagavandevasattama

Translation

Upamanyu said: “O Lord of the gods, this hermitage of mine has truly been sanctified, for You Yourself have come here. O Jagannātha, O Bhagavān, most excellent among the gods!”

Word by Word

• upamanyuḥ: Upamanyu
• upamanyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upamanyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्, Perfect), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāvitaḥ: purified
• pāvitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pū (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (कृत्: क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective for āśramaḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• āśramaḥ: hermitage/āśrama
• āśramaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: that/it
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• deveśvara: O Lord of gods
• deveśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• svayam: yourself
• svayam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय), emphasis ‘yourself/indeed’

• prāptaḥ: have arrived
• prāptaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: Past participle (कृत्: क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate for tvam

• yat: since/that
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Conjunction/relative particle (सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय) introducing reason ‘since/that’

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• jagannātha: O Lord of the world
• jagannātha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagannātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavan: O Blessed Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• deva-sattama: O best of gods
• deva-sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘best among gods’ (sattama = superlative)

Speaker

Upamanyu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General tīrtha-logic: a place becomes kṣetra by the Lord’s presence (sannidhi) and devotee’s bhakti; here the āśrama is ‘pāvita’ by Śiva’s personal arrival.

Significance: Darśana of Śiva (even in veiled form) sanctifies the locus and accelerates śiva-bhakti; the devotee’s space becomes a living kṣetra.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: deveśvara… jagannātha… bhagavan… devasattama

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that true sanctity comes from Shiva’s presence (darśana). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, the Pati (Shiva) purifies the pashu (devotee) and even the surrounding space by His grace.

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

Upamanyu addresses Shiva as a personal Lord who ‘comes’ and is encountered—highlighting Saguna devotion (bhakti). Linga-worship similarly invites the devotee to experience Shiva’s accessible presence while honoring His transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is reverential reception of Shiva through pūjā and dhyāna—treating the worship-space (āśrama/mandira) as sanctified through devotion, mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī), and disciplined purity.