Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

जगाम मन्दरं तूर्णं महेश्वरदिदृक्षया । दृष्ट्वा देवं प्रणम्यैवं प्रोवाच सुकृतांजलिः

Transliteration

jagāma mandaraṃ tūrṇaṃ maheśvaradidṛkṣayā | dṛṣṭvā devaṃ praṇamyaivaṃ provāca sukṛtāṃjaliḥ

Translation

Longing to behold Maheśvara, he swiftly went to Mount Mandara. Seeing the Lord, he bowed down; then, with hands reverently joined, he spoke.

Word by Word

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मन्दरम्: to Mandara (mountain)
• मन्दरम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देश/गन्तव्य (object of motion)

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial accusative); शीघ्रार्थक

• महेश्वर: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वर: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समास-निष्पन्न-नाम (महान् + ईश्वरः) प्रातिपदिकरूपेण

• दिदृक्षया: with the desire to see
• दिदृक्षया: Hetu (हेतु/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिदृक्षा (प्रातिपदिक; √दृश् (धातु) सन्-इच्छार्थ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतौ तृतीया (instrumental of purpose/desire)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मपद

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √नम् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (gerund in -ya); पूर्वक्रिया

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘thus/in this manner’)

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• प्रोवाच: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सुकृताञ्जलिः: one with well-formed folded hands
• सुकृताञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + कृत + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (सु-कृतः अञ्जलिः यस्य सः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana narrative to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Mandara is presented as a sacred mountain where darśana of Maheśvara is sought; the verse functions as a tīrtha-like approach narrative rather than a Jyotirliṅga origin.

Significance: Darśana-seeking (didṛkṣā) and praṇāma are framed as immediate means to receive Śiva’s attention and grace.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvara
• Mandara

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva path of grace: sincere longing for Śiva’s darśana, followed by humility (praṇāma) and reverent devotion (añjali), which prepares the seeker to receive the Lord’s instruction and blessing.

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

The verse models approaching Saguna Śiva as the accessible Lord who can be ‘seen’ and worshiped—first through inner yearning and then through outer acts like bowing and añjali, the same devotional posture used in Liṅga-pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform darśana with pranama and añjali: approach Śiva (in a temple or before a Liṅga), bow with surrender, join the palms, and mentally repeat a Śiva-mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while offering respectful speech and prayer.