Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

वायुरुवाच । एवमुक्तस्तदा तेन शक्रेण मुनिपुंगवः । वारयामि शिवे भक्तिमित्युवाच कृताञ्जलिः

Transliteration

vāyuruvāca | evamuktastadā tena śakreṇa munipuṃgavaḥ | vārayāmi śive bhaktimityuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ

Translation

Vāyu said: Thus addressed at that time by Śakra (Indra), the foremost of sages, with folded hands, replied: “I shall restrain myself, for my devotion is firmly fixed in Śiva.”

Word by Word

• vāyuḥ: Vāyu
• vāyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, prakāra-avyaya

• uktaḥ: having been addressed
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta (प्रातिपदिक; √vac धातु से क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kta-participle (passive sense)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, kāla-avyaya (time adverb)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karaṇa / Kartṛ (करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṃ/Napuṃ, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana

• śakreṇa: by Śakra (Indra)
• śakreṇa: Karaṇa / Kartṛ (करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana

• muni-puṃgavaḥ: the foremost of sages
• muni-puṃgavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि) + puṃgava (पुंगव) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa ‘bull among sages’ (श्रेष्ठ-मुनि); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• vārayāmi: I restrain/forbid
• vārayāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vāray (धातु; √vṛ ‘to restrain’ causative)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada; ṇijanta (causative)

• śive: in/with regard to Śiva
• śive: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana

• bhaktim: devotion
• bhaktim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थ-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, quotative particle (iti-vācaka)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• kṛta-añjaliḥ: with joined palms
• kṛta-añjaliḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृत) + añjali (अञ्जलि) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa ‘one who has made añjali’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

Speaker

Vayu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indra (Shakra)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti as a disciplining power: devotion to Pati (Śiva) naturally produces humility (kṛtāñjali) and self-restraint, loosening the bonds (pāśa) that bind the soul (paśu).

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

Although the Liṅga is not named here, the statement “my devotion is in Śiva” reflects steadfast orientation to Saguna Śiva—personal Lordship—through whom the devotee steadies mind and action, a core intent behind Liṅga-upāsanā in the Purāṇa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is inner restraint supported by devotion—commonly cultivated through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayer with añjali (folded hands), aligning conduct with Śiva-bhakti.