Shloka 31

ईश्वरागमनं हिमवदादि-समागमश्च / The Arrival of Īśvara and the Assembly of Himālaya, Devas, and Mountains

Devanagari script

त्वाम्प्रणम्य मुने मेना प्राह विस्मितमानसा । द्रष्टुकामा प्रभो रूपं शंकरस्य मदापहम्

Transliteration

tvāmpraṇamya mune menā prāha vismitamānasā | draṣṭukāmā prabho rūpaṃ śaṃkarasya madāpaham

Translation

ఓ మునీ, నిన్ను ప్రణమించి ఆశ్చర్యభరితమనసుతో మేనా పలికెను—“ప్రభో, మదము-అహంకారమును హరించు శంకరుని రూపాన్ని దర్శించదలచితిని।”

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed to
• प्रणम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्): 'having bowed'

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√ब्रू (धातु; perfect of √अह् used as 'said')
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, Perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• विस्मित-मानसा: with a astonished mind
• विस्मित-मानसा: Karta (कर्ता) as qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + मानस्/मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifier of 'मेना'

• द्रष्टु-कामा: wishing to see
• द्रष्टु-कामा: Karta (कर्ता) as qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); desiderative adjective: 'desirous to see' qualifying 'मेना'

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• मद-अपहम्: removing pride/infatuation
• मद-अपहम्: Karma (कर्म) as qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक from apa-√hṛ 'removing')
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifier of 'रूपम्'

Speaker

Menā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; Menā’s longing for darśana foregrounds the transformative vision of Śaṅkara as 'madāpaha' (ego/pride-remover), a common purāṇic motif of humbling through divine encounter.

Significance: Darśana as inner tīrtha: seeing Śaṅkara is framed as a remedy for mada (pride), aligning pilgrimage with inner purification.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara
• Mena

FAQs

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

The verse highlights darśana of Śiva as a grace-filled encounter that dissolves mada (egoic pride), aligning the devotee’s mind toward humility and liberation under Śaiva understanding.

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

Menā asks to see Śaṅkara’s rūpa (manifest form), pointing to Saguna worship—approaching the transcendent Pati through a perceivable form—complementary to Linga-upāsanā where Śiva is adored as the accessible sign of the Absolute.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to approach Śiva with praṇāma (reverent surrender) and pray for ego-removal; in practice this pairs well with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as an inner discipline for overcoming mada.