Shloka 46

उपमन्यूपदेशः

Upamanyu’s Instruction

Devanagari script

तुतोष भगवानाह ग्रंथकर्ता भविष्यसि । वत्साक्षय्या च ते कीर्तिस्त्रैलोक्ये प्रभविष्यति

Transliteration

tutoṣa bhagavānāha graṃthakartā bhaviṣyasi | vatsākṣayyā ca te kīrtistrailokye prabhaviṣyati

Translation

Dengan berkenan hati, Bhagavān bersabda: “Wahai anakku, engkau akan menjadi penyusun kitab suci; dan kemasyhuranmu akan abadi, tersebar di tiga dunia.”

Word by Word

• tutoṣa: was pleased
• tutoṣa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• grantha-kartā: author/composer of a text
• grantha-kartā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grantha (प्रातिपदिक) + kartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ग्रन्थस्य कर्ता)

• bhaviṣyasi: you will become
• bhaviṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• vatsa-akṣayyā: undiminishing and dear (like a child)
• vatsa-akṣayyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣayya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वत्सवत् अक्षय्या/अत्यन्तप्रिय-अक्षय) विशेषणम् (कीर्तेः)

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

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• kīrtiḥ: fame
• kīrtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kīrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• trailokye: in the three worlds
• trailokye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः लोकाः)

• prabhaviṣyati: will arise/spread
• prabhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows Śiva as Pati—the Lord who bestows anugraha (grace). By His satisfaction, He empowers a devotee to become a vehicle for dharma through sacred composition, and grants enduring kīrtī that supports the spiritual upliftment of beings.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva’s personal responsiveness: when worship and devotion please Him, He directly grants boons. In Linga-worship, this same principle is emphasized—Śiva’s prasāda transforms the devotee’s life into service, teaching, and remembrance of Him.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate devotion that “pleases the Lord” through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-pūjā with bhāsma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, and offering one’s speech and learning to Śiva as a vow of scriptural study and truthful teaching.