Shloka 96

मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach

to the Sage

Devanagari script

स एवेदृक्सुरूपेणावतीर्णो निजलीलया । शिवातपः प्रभावाद्धि तव द्वारि समागतः

Transliteration

sa evedṛksurūpeṇāvatīrṇo nijalīlayā | śivātapaḥ prabhāvāddhi tava dvāri samāgataḥ

Translation

พระองค์เองทรงอวตารด้วยลีลาของพระองค์ในรูปอันงดงามเช่นนี้; ด้วยอานุภาพแห่งตบะของพระศิวะ พระองค์จึงเสด็จมาถึงประตูของท่าน

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• ईदृक्-सुरूपेण: in such a beautiful form
• ईदृक्-सुरूपेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृक् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + सुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (ईदृकं सुरूपं यस्य/तादृश-रूपेण)

• अवतीर्णः: having descended
• अवतीर्णः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु) → अवतीर्ण (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावः—‘descended’

• निज-लीलया: by his own play
• निज-लीलया: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (निजस्य लीलया)

• शिव-आतपः: Śiva’s heat/ascetic radiance
• शिव-आतपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आतप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य आतपः)

• प्रभावात्: from (its) power/effect
• प्रभावात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source-Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/indeed)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• द्वारि: at the door
• द्वारि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• समागतः: has arrived
• समागतः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) → समागत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘arrived/come’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages, reporting the dialogue contextually)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva, though transcendent, becomes accessible in a gracious, perceivable (saguṇa) form through līlā when devotion and Śiva-oriented tapas mature—His grace can arrive “at the door” of the devotee’s life.

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

The verse highlights saguṇa manifestation: the same Supreme Śiva who is worshipped as the Liṅga (a stable, merciful presence for upāsanā) can also ‘descend’ in a specific form, responding to disciplined worship, mantra, and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śiva-tapas: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), observance of vrata (especially Mahāśivarātri), and purity practices like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa—performed with humility—are implied as means that invite Śiva’s grace.