Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 17

उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)

Devanagari script

तन्निशम्य हरिः १ प्राह मां न जानासि लेखपम् । त्रैलोक्याधिपतिं शक्रं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्

Transliteration

tanniśamya hariḥ 1 prāha māṃ na jānāsi lekhapam | trailokyādhipatiṃ śakraṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtam

Translation

ครั้นได้ยินดังนั้น หริจึงกล่าวว่า “โอ้เสมียนเอ๋ย เจ้าไม่รู้จักเราหรือ? เราคือศักระ ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งไตรโลก ผู้ซึ่งเทพทั้งปวงนอบน้อมสักการะ”

Word by Word

• tat: that (matter/statement)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• niśamya: having heard
• niśamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ni-√śam (धातु) (कृत्वान्त/ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), Avyaya-like usage; ‘having heard/understood’

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• jānāsi: you know
• jānāsi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• lekhapam: writer/scribe (name/epithet)
• lekhapam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lekhapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• trailokya-adhipatim: lord of the three worlds
• trailokya-adhipatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + loka + adhipati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘trailokyasya adhipatiḥ’

• śakram: Śakra (Indra)
• śakram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarva-deva-namaskṛtam: revered by all gods
• sarva-deva-namaskṛtam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + deva + namaskṛta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √kṛ with उपसर्ग नमस्-)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘sarvaiḥ devaiḥ namaskṛtaḥ’

Speaker

Hari (Vishnu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Indra (Shakra)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how divine identity and worldly authority (lordship over the three worlds) can be asserted, yet in Shaiva Siddhanta such status remains within the realm of bound souls (paśu) under cosmic bonds (pāśa), ultimately subordinate to the Supreme Lord (Pati), Śiva.

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

By contrasting deva-glory with the need for true recognition, the narrative indirectly points to Saguna Śiva (worshipped as the Liṅga) as the stable refuge beyond shifting titles like 'Śakra'; Liṅga worship centers devotion on Pati rather than on temporary cosmic offices.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is discernment (viveka) in devotion—direct worship to Śiva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady Liṅga-upāsanā, rather than fixation on worldly power or rank.