Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

वायुरुवाच । इति श्रुत्वा वचो विष्णोः प्राह देवो महेश्वरः । शिशुं निवारयिष्यामि तत्त्वं गच्छ स्वमाश्रमम्

Transliteration

vāyuruvāca | iti śrutvā vaco viṣṇoḥ prāha devo maheśvaraḥ | śiśuṃ nivārayiṣyāmi tattvaṃ gaccha svamāśramam

Translation

Vāyu said: Having heard Viṣṇu’s words, the Lord Mahādeva, Maheśvara, spoke: “I shall restrain the child. You who know the truth, go now to your own hermitage.”

Word by Word

• वायुः: Vāyu
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (वचः = वचनम्)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्राह: said/spoke
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (the Great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: Apposition (विशेष्य-विशेषण/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् ईश्वरः)

• शिशुम्: the child
• शिशुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• निवारयिष्यामि: I will restrain/stop
• निवारयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वृत्/वृ (धातु) (कारणार्थे णिच्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• तत्त्वम्: the truth / truly
• तत्त्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः—‘in truth’ sense possible)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वम्: your own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (own)

• आश्रमम्: hermitage/abode
• आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object/goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Vayu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It shows Mahādeva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who maintains cosmic order through compassionate restraint, directing even other devas toward their proper dharmic station.

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

Mahādeva’s personal action—protecting order and removing disturbance—reflects Saguna Śiva’s grace as the accessible Lord worshipped in the Liṅga, who governs the world while guiding devotees toward tattva (true understanding).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is inner restraint (saṃyama) and disciplined return to one’s sādhana—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady observance of niyamas.