Shloka 39

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness

Devanagari script

देवि भार्य्यासहस्राणां भवेयं प्राणवल्लभः । अक्षीणा काम्यता तासु प्रसादात्तव शांकरि

Transliteration

devi bhāryyāsahasrāṇāṃ bhaveyaṃ prāṇavallabhaḥ | akṣīṇā kāmyatā tāsu prasādāttava śāṃkari

Translation

အို ဒေဝီ၊ ကျွန်ုပ်သည် မယားထောင်ပေါင်းများစွာ၏ အသက်တန်ဖိုးတူ ချစ်သူဖြစ်ပါစေ။ သင်၏ကရုဏာတော်ကြောင့် အို ရှာင်ကရီ၊ သူတို့အပေါ်ရှိ ကာမဆန္ဒ၏ အင်အားသည် မလျော့နည်းဘဲ မကုန်ခန်းပါစေ။

Word by Word

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भार्यासहस्राणाम्: of thousands of wives
• भार्यासहस्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; समास: भार्यासहस्र = भार्याणां सहस्रम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• भवेयम्: may I become
• भवेयम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्राणवल्लभः: beloved as life itself
• प्राणवल्लभः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: प्राणवल्लभ = प्राणानाम् वल्लभः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अक्षीणा: undiminished
• अक्षीणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + क्षीण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गार्थ: अक्षीणा = न क्षीणा

• काम्यता: desirability, being desired
• काम्यता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम्यता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तासु: among them (those wives)
• तासु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• प्रसादात्: from (your) grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• शांकरि: O Śāṅkarī (consort of Śaṅkara)
• शांकरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शांकरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

An unnamed male devotee/supplicant addressing Goddess Umā (Śāṅkarī) in prayer within the Umāsaṃhitā narrative

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse shows that even intensely worldly (kāmya) desires are presented as dependent on the Goddess’s prasāda, implying that all capacities—sense-enjoyment included—arise under divine governance; Shaiva Siddhānta would read this as a reminder that desire is a bond (pāśa) unless redirected toward Pati (Śiva).

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

Addressing Śāṅkarī highlights Saguna devotion: the devotee seeks results through the compassionate, manifest divine power (Śakti) of Śaṅkara; in Linga-worship, such boons are traditionally subordinated to purification and grace, turning the mind from kāmya aims toward Śiva-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies a boon-seeking (kāmya) petition to the Goddess; a Shaiva practice-aligned takeaway is to offer worship with mantra-japa (e.g., “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and consciously transform desire into devotion, seeking prasāda for inner restraint and purity rather than mere indulgence.