Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । भक्ष्यभोज्यान्यथाकामं बान्धवैर्भुक्ष्व सर्वदा । सुखी भव सदा दुःखान्निर्मुक्ता भक्तिमान्मम

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | bhakṣyabhojyānyathākāmaṃ bāndhavairbhukṣva sarvadā | sukhī bhava sadā duḥkhānnirmuktā bhaktimānmama

Translation

Śiva said: “Enjoy, as you wish, all foods and delicacies together with your kinsfolk at all times. Be ever happy—freed from sorrow—remaining devoted to Me.”

Word by Word

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता/कर्तृपद

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्ष्य-भोज्यानि: foods to eat and to enjoy
• भक्ष्य-भोज्यानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भोज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (भक्ष्याणि च भोज्यानि च)

• यथा-कामम्: as desired, at will
• यथा-कामम्: Prakara (प्रकार/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• बान्धवैः: with (your) kinsmen
• बान्धवैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; सहार्थे (instrumental of accompaniment)

• भुक्ष्व: eat/enjoy
• भुक्ष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Visheshya (विशेष्य/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (always)

• दुःखात्: from sorrow
• दुःखात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative of separation)

• निर्मुक्तः: freed
• निर्मुक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-√मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• भक्तिमान्: devout, possessing devotion
• भक्तिमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva’s grace as compatible with household life: one may partake of lawful enjoyments, yet the real blessing is freedom from sorrow through steady devotion to Shiva (Pati), which purifies the soul (paśu) from bondage (pāśa).

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s compassionate, personal guidance—Shiva directly instructs the devotee to live joyfully while remaining His bhakta, which aligns with Linga-worship as a daily, relational practice sustained within ordinary life.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is consistent daily bhakti—regular Shiva-smaraṇa and worship (e.g., simple Linga-pūjā with mantra such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while maintaining a dharmic, contented life with one’s family.