Shloka 4

उपमन्युना कृष्णाय पाशुपतज्ञान-प्रदानम् तथा दानविधि-फलश्रुतिः

Devanagari script

पुत्रार्थं भगवांस्तत्र तपस्तप्तुं जगाम च आश्रमं चोपमन्योर्वै दृष्टवांस्तत्र तं मुनिम्

Transliteration

putrārthaṃ bhagavāṃstatra tapastaptuṃ jagāma ca āśramaṃ copamanyorvai dṛṣṭavāṃstatra taṃ munim

Translation

పుత్రప్రాప్తి కోరి భగవంతుడు అక్కడ తపస్సు చేయుటకు వెళ్లెను. ఉపమన్యు ఆశ్రమమునకు చేరి అక్కడ ఆ మునిని దర్శించెను.

Word by Word

• पुत्रार्थम्: for the purpose of a son

• भगवān: the Blessed Lord (Pati, Shiva)

• तत्र: there

• तपः तप्तुम्: to perform/undertake austerity

• जगाम: went

• च: and

• आश्रमम्: hermitage

• च: also

• उपमन्योः: of Upamanyu

• वै: indeed

• दृष्टवान्: having seen

• तत्र: there

• तम्: that

• मुनिम्: sage

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana narrative to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Upamanyu

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames tapas (disciplined austerity) as a direct approach to the Pati—Shiva—whose grace later becomes accessible through Linga-centered devotion; the narrative prepares the ground for worship as a means to attain desired fruits.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is addressed as “Bhagavan,” the sovereign Pati who freely bestows boons; even when the Lord is depicted as engaging in tapas, it highlights his līlā and his role as the exemplar guiding pashus (souls) toward liberation from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas—focused austerity and self-discipline—aligned with the Pāśupata spirit of practice, where inner restraint and devotion become the means to invoke Shiva’s anugraha (grace).