Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

उपमन्युरुवाच । देवदेव महादेव शरणागतवत्सल । प्रसीद करुणासिंधो साम्ब शंकर सर्वदा

Transliteration

upamanyuruvāca | devadeva mahādeva śaraṇāgatavatsala | prasīda karuṇāsiṃdho sāmba śaṃkara sarvadā

Translation

ウパマニュは言った。「神々の神よ、マハーデーヴァよ、帰依する者を慈しむ御方よ、どうかお恵みください。慈悲の大海よ、シャンカラよ、サーンバ（ウマーと一体のシヴァ）よ、常に御加護を垂れたまえ。」

Word by Word

• उपमन्युः: Upamanyu
• उपमन्युः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देव-देव: O God of gods
• देव-देव: सम्बोधन (Vocative/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-प्रयोग (Vocative sense; form identical to nominative stem in compound), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘देवानां देवः’

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: सम्बोधन (Vocative/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘महान् देवः’

• शरणागत-वत्सल: O lover of those who seek refuge
• शरणागत-वत्सल: सम्बोधन (Vocative/Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरणागत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘शरणागतान् प्रति वत्सलः’ (affectionate to those who have taken refuge)

• प्रसीद: be gracious
• प्रसीद: आज्ञा/प्रार्थना (Command/Request)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• करुणा-सिन्धो: O ocean of compassion
• करुणा-सिन्धो: सम्बोधन (Vocative/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करुणा (प्रातिपदिक) + सिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘करुणायाः सिन्धुः’

• साम्ब: O Sāmba (with Umā)
• साम्ब: सम्बोधन (Vocative/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘उमा-सहित’ इति अर्थे (with Ambā/Umā)

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: सम्बोधन (Vocative/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Upamanyu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: देवदेव महादेव शरणागतवत्सल । प्रसीद करुणासिंधो साम्ब शंकर सर्वदा

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

This verse centers on śaraṇāgati—complete surrender to Pati (Lord Shiva). In a Shaiva Siddhanta sense, liberation is ultimately fulfilled by Shiva’s anugraha (grace), invoked here as “ocean of compassion” and “protector of those who take refuge.”

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

The prayer addresses Saguna Shiva through intimate epithets—Mahādeva, Śaṅkara, and Sāmba (Shiva with Umā). Such devotion naturally supports Linga-worship as a concrete focus for surrender, where the devotee approaches Shiva as compassionate and responsive to refuge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct practice is repeated śaraṇāgati-prayer alongside japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offering the mind into Shiva’s compassion; it may be paired with simple Linga-archana (water/bilva) as an outward form of the same surrender.