Shloka 102

मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach

to the Sage

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्त्वा वचनं मेना तूष्णीमास दृढव्रता । शिवेच्छाप्रेरिता धन्या तथा याखिलमोहिनी

Transliteration

brahmovāca | ityuktvā vacanaṃ menā tūṣṇīmāsa dṛḍhavratā | śivecchāpreritā dhanyā tathā yākhilamohinī

Translation

ବ୍ରହ୍ମା କହିଲେ—ଏହିପରି କଥା କହି ଦୃଢ଼ବ୍ରତା ମେନା ନିରବ ହେଲେ। ଶିବେଚ୍ଛାରେ ପ୍ରେରିତ ସେ ଧନ୍ୟା; ସେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ମୋହିତ କରିପାରୁଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता/speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/absolutive—prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त; अव्ययभाव (gerund/क्त्वान्त), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म/object of 'having said')
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मेना: Menā
• मेना: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तूष्णीम्: silently
• तूष्णीम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूष्णीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आस: was / remained
• आस: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दृढव्रता: firm in her vow
• दृढव्रता: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of मेना)

• शिवेच्छाप्रेरिता: impelled by Śiva’s will
• शिवेच्छाप्रेरिता: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रेरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण; (शिवस्य इच्छा)या प्रेरिता = 'impelled by Śiva's will'

• धन्या: fortunate, blessed
• धन्या: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक (adverb: 'so, likewise')

• या: who
• या: Karta (कर्ता/relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• अखिलमोहिनी: one who enchants all
• अखिलमोहिनी: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of या/मेना)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mena

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva-icchā (Śiva’s divine will) quietly directing events: even a strong-willed person like Menā becomes inwardly restrained, showing that grace and cosmic order operate beyond personal insistence—an important Shaiva Siddhānta theme of Pati (Śiva) guiding the soul’s journey.

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

By emphasizing Śiva’s active will in the world, the verse supports Saguna Śiva devotion—seeing the Lord as a compassionate governor who shapes circumstances for dharma and liberation. Such remembrance naturally matures into reverence for Śiva’s presence in the Liṅga as the accessible focus of worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is cultivating mauna (disciplined silence) with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a form of surrender to Śiva-icchā, letting the mind settle and aligning one’s resolve with the Lord’s guidance.