Shloka 23

Sunartaka-Naṭa Avatāra and Pārvatī’s Boon-Request (Śiva as the Testing Benefactor)

Devanagari script

ततो मेनाशु रत्नानि स्वर्णपात्रस्थितानि च । तस्मै दातुं ययौ प्रीत्या तदूतिप्री तमानसा

Transliteration

tato menāśu ratnāni svarṇapātrasthitāni ca | tasmai dātuṃ yayau prītyā tadūtiprī tamānasā

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം മേന സ്വർണ്ണപാത്രങ്ങളിൽ സൂക്ഷിച്ചിരുന്ന രത്നങ്ങൾ വേഗത്തിൽ ശേഖരിച്ചു; ആ മംഗളാവസരത്തിൽ ഹർഷിതചിത്തയായി, സന്തോഷത്തോടെ അവനു നൽകാൻ പോയി.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• menā: Menā
• menā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• ratnāni: jewels
• ratnāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• svarṇa-pātra-sthitāni: situated in golden vessels
• svarṇa-pātra-sthitāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pātra (प्रातिपदिक) + sthita (धातु √sthā + क्त)
• Form: समास (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/अधिकरण-तत्पुरुष): ‘स्वर्णपात्रे स्थितानि’ (placed in golden vessels); क्त-कृदन्त ‘स्थित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण—रत्नानि विशेषयति

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

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• dātum: to give
• dātum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + तुमुन् (तुम्)
• Form: कृदन्त (infinitive, तुमुन्): ‘दातुम्’ = to give

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• prītyā: with affection
• prītyā: Hetu/Instrument (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tad-ūti-prīti-tamānasā: with a mind full of love for his help
• tad-ūti-prīti-tamānasā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Hetu (क्रिया-विशेषण/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ūti (प्रातिपदिक) + prīti (प्रातिपदिक) + tamānasā (प्रातिपदिक; तमस्/तमस्-प्रत्यययुक्त)
• Form: समास (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय): ‘तस्य ऊतौ प्रीतिः, तया तम् आनसा’ इत्यर्थे—अत्यन्तप्रीत-मनसा; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण—(मेनायाḥ) मनोभावं दर्शयति

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Mena

FAQs

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

It highlights dāna offered with prīti (loving reverence) as an outer expression of inner devotion; in Shaiva thought, such purity of intention refines the heart toward Shiva’s grace.

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

Though the verse describes a narrative gift, it mirrors Saguna Shiva worship where offerings are made with joy and sincerity; the value lies less in the object and more in the bhakti that sanctifies the act.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offerings (naivedya/dāna) should be made with a steady, pleased mind while remembering Shiva—ideally accompanied by japa such as the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).