Shloka 37

Upamanyu’s Tapas, Shiva’s Indra-Form Test, and the Bestowal of Kshiroda and Gaṇapatya

Devanagari script

ततः शक्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा श्रोत्रविदारणम् उपमन्युरिदं प्राह जपन् पञ्चाक्षरं शुभम्

Transliteration

tataḥ śakrasya vacanaṃ śrutvā śrotravidāraṇam upamanyuridaṃ prāha japan pañcākṣaraṃ śubham

Translation

そのとき、耳を裂くほどの釈迦羅の言葉を聞いて、ウパマニュは答えた。しかも吉祥なる五音の真言を絶えず誦しつつ、心をシヴァに—縛られた魂（パシュ）を繋ぐ絆（パーシャ）を断つパティに—安住させて。

Word by Word

• ततः: then

• शक्रस्य: of Śakra (Indra)

• वचनं: speech/words

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• श्रोत्र-विदारणम्: ear-rending, piercing to the ears

• उपमन्युः: Upamanyu

• इदं: this

• प्राह: said/spoke

• जपन्: repeating (in japa)

• पञ्च-अक्षरम्: the five-syllabled (mantra, i.e., namaḥ śivāya)

• शुभम्: auspicious, beneficent

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; Upamanyu is the immediate speaker within the story)

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Shakra)
• Upamanyu
• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It highlights mantra-japa—specifically the auspicious Pañcākṣarī—as an inner form of Linga worship, where devotion and recollection of Śiva become the core offering.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By centering Upamanyu’s response on the Pañcākṣarī, the verse implies Śiva as Pati: the supreme Lord whose mantra-consciousness steadies the paśu and leads beyond pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pañcākṣarī japa (mantra repetition) as a disciplined practice aligned with Pāśupata-oriented inner worship—using sound (mantra) to purify mind and overcome agitation.