Shloka 63

मेना-हिमालयसंवादः

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

Devanagari script

हिमालय उवाच । धन्यो हि कृतकृत्योहं सफलं जीवित मम । लोकेषु दर्शनीयोहं बहुतीर्थसमो मतः

Transliteration

himālaya uvāca | dhanyo hi kṛtakṛtyohaṃ saphalaṃ jīvita mama | lokeṣu darśanīyohaṃ bahutīrthasamo mataḥ

Translation

హిమాలయుడు పలికెను—“నిజంగా నేను ధన్యుడను; నేను కృతకృత్యుడను, నా జీవితం సఫలమైంది. లోకాలలో నేను దర్శనీయుడను, అనేక తీర్థములకు సమానుడనని భావించబడుతున్నాను।”

Word by Word

• हिमालयः: Himālaya
• हिमालयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम+आलय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (हिमस्य आलयः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• धन्यः: blessed
• धन्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (अहम्)

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: Hetu/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; reason/emphasis)

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has fulfilled his duty
• कृतकृत्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत+कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कृतं कृत्यं येन)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सफलम्: fruitful
• सफलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (जीवितम्)

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from जीव्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध—षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दर्शनीयः: worthy to be seen
• दर्शनीयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive; ‘to be seen’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (अहम्)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बहुतीर्थसमः: equal to many pilgrimage places
• बहुतीर्थसमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु+तीर्थ+सम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (बहुभिः तीर्थैः समः—‘equal to many tīrthas’), विशेषण (अहम्)

• मतः: is considered
• मतः: Kriyā (क्रिया—भाववाचक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘considered/held (to be)’

Speaker

Himalaya (Himavat), the King of Mountains

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Himavān declares himself ‘equal to many tīrthas’ due to the sanctifying presence of sages—an archetypal Purāṇic ‘tīrtha by association’ motif rather than a fixed jyotirliṅga origin.

Significance: Darśana of a sanctified being/place (made holy by sat-saṅga) yields merit comparable to multiple pilgrimages; reinforces the primacy of saintly presence over mere geography.

Characters & Entities

• Himalaya

FAQs

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

Himālaya declares that true blessedness is the fulfillment of one’s dharma in service to Śiva’s divine purpose; by becoming an instrument in the sacred narrative of Pārvatī and Śiva, he feels his life has attained fruit and sanctity like multiple tīrthas.

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

The verse reflects the Shaiva view that proximity to and participation in Saguna Śiva’s līlā (through Pārvatī’s story and the divine household) confers sanctifying merit—like pilgrimage—because devotion and divine association are themselves tīrtha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate “darśana-bhāva”: seek auspicious darśana of Śiva (especially in liṅga worship), supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and tīrtha-like purity through daily devotion rather than mere travel.