Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

वायुरुवाच । एवमुक्तो महादेवः सर्वेषां च वरप्रदः । प्रत्युवाच प्रसन्नात्मोपमन्युं मुनिसत्तमम्

Transliteration

vāyuruvāca | evamukto mahādevaḥ sarveṣāṃ ca varapradaḥ | pratyuvāca prasannātmopamanyuṃ munisattamam

Translation

Vāyu said: Thus addressed, Mahādeva—bestower of boons upon all—being gracious at heart, replied to Upamanyu, the foremost among sages.

Word by Word

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

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

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• उक्तः: having been addressed
• उक्तः: विशेषण (Adjective to ‘महादेवः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) ‘having been addressed/spoken to’

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘महान् देवः’

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोग (pronominal), षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• वर-प्रदः: giver of boons
• वर-प्रदः: विशेषण (Adjective to ‘महादेवः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित from √दा with प्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘वरान् प्रददाति’ / ‘वरप्रदः’ (giver of boons)

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु) + प्रति (उपसर्ग) + उद् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रसन्न-आत्मा: (he) of pleased mind
• प्रसन्न-आत्मा: विशेषण (Adjective to implied subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘प्रसन्नः आत्मा यस्य’ (as an epithet of Mahādeva)

• उपमन्युम्: Upamanyu
• उपमन्युम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मुनि-सत्तमम्: the best of sages
• मुनि-सत्तमम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; apposition to ‘उपमन्युम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘मुनीनां सत्तमः’

Speaker

Vayu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Upamanyu
• Vayu

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati—the universal giver of grace—who responds with compassion when approached sincerely, indicating that divine anugraha is central to liberation in Shaiva thought.

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

By portraying Mahādeva as personally replying to a devotee-sage, it affirms Saguna Śiva—worshipped as the accessible Lord (often through the Liṅga)—who hears prayer and bestows blessings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implicitly recommends humble approach and devotional prayer to Śiva; in practice this is supported by Liṅga-pūjā with the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with Rudrākṣa and bhasma as aids to steady devotion.