Shloka 29

मेना-हिमालयसंवादः

Menā’s Counsel to Himālaya; Response to Slander of Śiva

Devanagari script

तस्यै परं फलं देयमभीष्टं तद्धितावहम् । एतादृशः पणो मे हि भक्तानन्दप्रदः स्फुटम्

Transliteration

tasyai paraṃ phalaṃ deyamabhīṣṭaṃ taddhitāvaham | etādṛśaḥ paṇo me hi bhaktānandapradaḥ sphuṭam

Translation

ఆమెకు పరమ ఫలాన్ని నిశ్చయంగా ప్రసాదించాలి—ఆమె నిజ హితాన్ని కలిగించే అభీష్ట వరం. ఎందుకంటే ఇదే నా ప్రతిజ్ఞ; నేను భక్తులకు స్పష్టంగా ఆనందాన్ని ప్రసాదిస్తాను.

Word by Word

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (सम्प्रदान/दत्ते), एकवचनम्; Pronoun ‘tad’, Feminine, Dative singular

• परम्: supreme, highest
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; adjective agreeing with ‘phalam’

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Neuter, Nom/Acc singular

• देयम्: to be given
• देयम्: Vidhi/Prayojya (विधेय/प्रयोज्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्तः—कर्तव्यतार्थक-भाव्य (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘to be given’

• अभीष्टम्: desired
• अभीष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √इष्/इच्छ्-सम्बद्ध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; adjective qualifying ‘phalam’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Anvaya/Pratipādya (अन्वय/प्रातिपाद्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; demonstrative ‘that’ (referring to the fruit)

• हितावहम्: bringing welfare
• हितावहम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित + आवह (प्रातिपदिक; √वह् ‘to carry’ से)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (हितम् आवहति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; adjective to ‘tat/phalam’

• एतादृशः: such
• एतादृशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Masculine nominative singular

• पणः: wager, pledge
• पणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Masculine nominative singular

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Genitive singular ‘of me/my’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (emphatic/causal particle)

• भक्तानन्दप्रदः: giver of joy to devotees
• भक्तानन्दप्रदः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त + आनन्द + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (भक्तानाम् आनन्दं प्रददाति इति); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; adjective to ‘paṇaḥ’

• स्फुटम्: clearly
• स्फुटम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्फुटम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-नपुंसक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General Siddhānta teaching: Śiva’s anugraha is the decisive factor granting the ‘parama-phala’ (highest fruit) to the devoted.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It declares Shiva’s anugraha (grace) as a clear vow: when devotion is present, he gives the highest, welfare-producing result—showing that bhakti culminates in Shiva’s benevolent bestowal of the supreme fruit.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva’s personal responsiveness: through faithful worship (including Linga-upasana), the devotee becomes eligible for Shiva’s “abhīṣṭa” boon and the highest fruit granted by his vow of compassion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady bhakti expressed through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and regular Shiva-puja (especially Linga worship), performed with the intention of inner welfare rather than mere worldly gain.