Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

मधुनश्चार्णवश्चैव दध्यन्नार्णव एव च । आज्यौदनार्णवश्चैव फलाद्यर्णव एव च

Transliteration

madhunaścārṇavaścaiva dadhyannārṇava eva ca | ājyaudanārṇavaścaiva phalādyarṇava eva ca

Translation

मधाचा एक सागर आहे, दही-भाताचा एक सागर आहे, तुप-भाताचा एक सागर आहे, तसेच फळे इत्यादींचाही एक सागर आहे।

Word by Word

• मधुनः: of honey
• मधुनः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation to अर्णवः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of honey’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/conjunction)

• अर्णवः: ocean
• अर्णवः: कर्ता/विषय (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण)

• दधि-अन्न-अर्णवः: ocean of curd and food
• दधि-अन्न-अर्णवः: कर्ता/विषय
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: ‘दध्नः अन्नस्य अर्णवः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• आज्य-ओदन-अर्णवः: ocean of ghee and rice-porridge
• आज्य-ओदन-अर्णवः: कर्ता/विषय
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ओदन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: ‘आज्यस्य ओदनस्य अर्णवः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण)

• फल-आदि-अर्णवः: ocean of fruits and the like
• फल-आदि-अर्णवः: कर्ता/विषय
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: ‘फलानाम् आदीनाम् अर्णवः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Purāṇic hyperbole of oceans of offerings (bhoga-samṛddhi)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

By describing oceans of refined enjoyments (honey, ghee, foods, fruits), the text highlights the vastness of cosmic abundance while implicitly teaching Shaiva detachment: even exalted pleasures remain within the realm of pasha (bondage) unless oriented toward Pati—Lord Shiva.

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

Such luxuriant descriptions set a contrast between worldly/heavenly prosperity and the higher aim of Linga-worship—steadfast devotion to Saguna Shiva that purifies the mind and leads beyond enjoyment to grace (anugraha) and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is vairagya with bhakti: offer food (naivedya) in Shiva-puja without craving its enjoyment, and meditate on Shiva as the inner Lord (Pati) who alone frees the soul from attachment to abundance.