Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

पिता तव महादेवो माता वै जगदम्बिका । अमरत्वं मया दत्तं गाणपत्यं च शाश्वतम्

Transliteration

pitā tava mahādevo mātā vai jagadambikā | amaratvaṃ mayā dattaṃ gāṇapatyaṃ ca śāśvatam

Translation

“Mahādeva is your father, and Jagadambikā is indeed your mother. By me you have been granted immortality, and the everlasting status of Gaṇapatya sovereignty—the lordship of Gaṇeśa.”

Word by Word

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् देवः)

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• जगत्-अम्बिका: Mother of the world
• जगत्-अम्बिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः अम्बिका)

• अमरत्वम्: immortality
• अमरत्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण/Agent-instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karma (कर्म/object-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘अमरत्वम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• गाणपत्यम्: the status of being Gaṇapati / gaṇapatya-hood
• गाणपत्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाणपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• शाश्वतम्: Karma (कर्म/object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘गाणपत्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms Śiva-Śakti as ultimate parents; hearing/reciting such passages is framed in Purāṇic tradition as accruing puṇya and strengthening śaraṇāgati (refuge) in Pati.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) and Pārvatī as the cosmic Mother, showing that divine status and protection—here expressed as “immortality” and Gaṇapatya sovereignty—arise from Śiva’s grace (anugraha), a key Shaiva Siddhanta theme.

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

By affirming Mahādeva and Jagadambikā as the divine parents and bestowers of authority, the verse supports Saguna Śiva worship—devotion to Śiva with attributes—often centered on the Liṅga, with Gaṇapati honored as the foremost attendant and gateway to auspicious worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin Śiva-pūjā with Gaṇapati-vandana, then worship the Śiva-liṅga with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” seeking Śiva’s anugraha for protection and spiritual steadiness.