Shloka 66

उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace

Devanagari script

श्रद्धान्देहि महादेव स्वसंबन्धिषु मे सदा । स्वदास्यं परमं स्नेहं स्वसान्निध्यं च सर्वदा

Transliteration

śraddhāndehi mahādeva svasaṃbandhiṣu me sadā | svadāsyaṃ paramaṃ snehaṃ svasānnidhyaṃ ca sarvadā

Translation

മഹാദേവാ, നിന്നോടു ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട എല്ലാറ്റിലും എനിക്കു സദാ അചഞ്ചലമായ ശ്രദ്ധ നൽകണമേ. നിന്റെ പരമ ദാസ്യം, ഉന്നതമായ സ്നേഹഭക്തി, കൂടാതെ നിന്റെ നിത്യ സാന്നിധ്യവും എപ്പോഴും അനുഗ്രഹിക്കണമേ.

Word by Word

• श्रद्धाम्: faith
• श्रद्धाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देहि: grant
• देहि: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, परस्मैपदी; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् देवः)

• स्व-सम्बन्धिषु: among your relations/associates
• स्व-सम्बन्धिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्बन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य सम्बन्धिनः)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• स्व-दास्यम्: your servitude
• स्व-दास्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य दास्यम्)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (दास्यम्)

• स्नेहम्: affection
• स्नेहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्व-सान्निध्यम्: your presence
• स्व-सान्निध्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य सान्निध्यम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वदा: at all times
• सर्वदा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

A devotee (Śiva-bhakta) praying to Lord Śiva within the Śatarudrasaṃhitā narrative frame as relayed by Sūta to the sages

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Requests for śraddhā in Śiva-sambandha (all Śiva-related means: guru, mantra, liṅga, vibhūti, rudrākṣa, kṣetra) align with Siddhānta caryā/kriyā as supports for grace; pilgrimage is implied as one such Śiva-sambandha.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: श्रद्धान्देहि महादेव स्वसंबन्धिषु मे सदा । स्वदास्यं परमं स्नेहं स्वसान्निध्यं च सर्वदा

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It asks for three core Shaiva attainments: unwavering śraddhā in all Śiva-related means (guru, mantra, liṅga, vrata), the humility of dāsya (servant-devotion), and continual sannidhya (felt presence of Pati), which together mature the soul toward grace-led liberation.

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

By praying for faith in “everything connected with You,” the devotee includes saguna upāsanā—liṅga-pūjā, temple worship, and mantra-japa—as valid Śiva-sambandha supports that purify the paśu and draw it into Śiva’s nearness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily liṅga-pūjā with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), performed in a dāsya-bhāva, optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Śiva-sambandha disciplines, while repeatedly invoking “grant me Your constant presence.”