Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

उपमन्यो महाभाग तवाम्बैषा हि पार्वती । मया पुत्रीकृतो ह्यद्य दत्तः क्षीरोदकार्णवः

Transliteration

upamanyo mahābhāga tavāmbaiṣā hi pārvatī | mayā putrīkṛto hyadya dattaḥ kṣīrodakārṇavaḥ

Translation

“O noble Upamanyu, this Pārvatī is indeed your mother. Today I have accepted her as my own daughter and have bestowed upon her the Ocean of Milk (Kṣīrodakārṇava).”

Word by Word

• उपमन्यो: O Upamanyu
• उपमन्यो: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (‘महान् भागः यस्य’), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अम्बा: mother
• अम्बा: कर्ता/विषय (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एषा: this
• एषा: विशेषण/निर्देशक (deictic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात: emphasis/for)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: कर्ता/विषय (predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Kartā in passive/instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पुत्री-कृतः: made (as) a daughter / adopted as daughter
• पुत्री-कृतः: क्रिया (predicate: made/adopted)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (उपपद: ‘पुत्रीं कृतः’), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘(सः)’/‘(अयम्)’ विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: अधिकरण (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time)

• दत्तः: given
• दत्तः: क्रिया (predicate: given)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि: ‘has been given’

• क्षीर-उदक-अर्णवः: the ocean of milk-and-water
• क्षीर-उदक-अर्णवः: कर्ता/विषय (subject/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-सम्भाव्य: ‘क्षीरस्य उदकस्य अर्णवः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Kṣīrodaka-ārṇava invoked as a divine endowment (mythic cosmography)

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Upamanyu

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s grace (anugraha): by acknowledging Parvati’s sacred lineage and accepting her as His own, Shiva establishes dharmic order and divine protection, showing how the Lord uplifts the bound soul (paśu) through compassionate relationship and blessing.

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

Although the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna Shiva worship by presenting Shiva as a personal Lord who blesses devotees and sanctifies relationships. Such leelas ground devotion that later matures into deeper realization of Shiva’s supreme nature beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to worship Shiva with family-lineage reverence and gratitude—daily japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offering milk (kṣīra) to the Shiva-linga, remembering Shiva as the giver of auspiciousness and protection.