Shloka 26

उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace

Devanagari script

मद्भक्तो भव विप्रर्षे मामेवार्चय सर्वदा । ददामि सर्वं भद्रन्ते त्यज रुद्रं च निर्गुणम्

Transliteration

madbhakto bhava viprarṣe māmevārcaya sarvadā | dadāmi sarvaṃ bhadrante tyaja rudraṃ ca nirguṇam

Translation

హే శ్రేష్ఠ బ్రాహ్మణఋషీ! నా భక్తుడవై, ఎల్లప్పుడూ నన్నే మాత్రమే ఆరాధించు. హే భద్రా! నేను నీకు సమస్తమును ప్రసాదిస్తాను; కాబట్టి రుద్రుని కేవలం నిర్గుణుడని భావించుట విడిచి, నా సగుణ ఉపాస్యరూపాన్ని ఆశ్రయించు.

Word by Word

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनार्थे (genitive sense ‘my’), समासपूर्वपद-रूप (mat-)

• भक्तः: devotee
• भक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘devotee’

• भव: become
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदी, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विप्रर्षे: O brahmin-sage
• विप्रर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन (address)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: only
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (restrictive particle: ‘only/indeed’)

• अर्चय: worship
• अर्चय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदी, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (adverb: ‘always’)

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदी, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘everything’

• भद्रम्: good fortune
• भद्रम्: Sambodhana/Prayojana (आशीर्वचन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as address-formula with ‘ते’ (bhadraṃ te)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी, एकवचन; here dative in idiom ‘भद्रं ते’ (‘good to you’)

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदी, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• निर्गुणम्: quality-less (nirguṇa)
• निर्गुणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘रुद्रम्’ (‘without qualities’)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms the Siddhānta emphasis on accessible worship (arcana) as a grace-bearing path: the Lord’s anugraha is mediated through devotion and ritual engagement, not mere abstraction.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady bhakti (devotion) and constant worship of Shiva lead to all attainments, including liberation; the verse prioritizes lived devotion over merely conceptualizing Shiva as nirguṇa.

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

By saying “worship Me alone always,” it supports saguna upāsanā such as Shiva-linga archana as the practical means for grace; through this accessible form, the devotee is led toward the highest truth beyond qualities.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva archana—daily offering with mantra-japa (especially Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and sustained remembrance—expressing exclusive devotion and reliance on Shiva’s grace.