Shloka 52

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

क्षीरोदसागरस्यैव सान्निध्यं पयसां निधेः । तत्र ते भविता नित्यं यत्रयत्रेच्छसे मुने

Transliteration

kṣīrodasāgarasyaiva sānnidhyaṃ payasāṃ nidheḥ | tatra te bhavitā nityaṃ yatrayatrecchase mune

Translation

Magkakaroon ka magpakailanman ng pinagpalang pagkalapit sa Karagatang Gatas—ang di-mauubos na kayamanan ng lahat ng gatas. Doon, O pantas, ito’y laging mapapasaiyo, saan ka man naisin maparoon.

Word by Word

• क्षीर-उद-सागरस्य: of the Milk Ocean
• क्षीर-उद-सागरस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + उद (प्रातिपदिक) + सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः — 'of the ocean of milk' (क्षीरस्य उदः/क्षीरम् उदं यस्मिन्)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सान्निध्यम्: presence
• सान्निध्यम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'presence/nearby attendance'

• पयसाम्: of waters/milk
• पयसाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — 'of waters/milks'

• निधेः: of the treasure (store)
• निधेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — 'of the treasure/store'

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Locative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ते: for you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; here दत्त-सम्प्रदानार्थे चतुर्थी — 'for you/to you'

• भविता: will be
• भविता: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — 'will be'

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverbial accusative) — 'always'

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Relative locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (relative adverb)

• यत्र: wherever
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Relative locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (distributive) — 'wherever'

• इच्छसे: you wish
• इच्छसे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — 'you desire'

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन — address

Speaker

Lord Shiva (as best inferred from Umāsaṃhitā’s dialogue style of divine bestowal to a sage)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Kshiroda Sagara (Ocean of Milk)

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace): true “nearness” to the sacred is not merely geographic but a granted state of sanctified access, supporting the Shaiva Siddhanta view that liberation-oriented blessings arise from Pati’s (Shiva’s) will.

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

The promise of constant “sannidhya” reflects Saguna Shiva’s compassionate accessibility—devotees approach Shiva through sacred presence (tirtha, shrine, or Linga), yet that presence ultimately depends on Shiva’s grace rather than mere travel or ritual mechanics.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate Shiva-sannidhya through daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady dhyāna on Shiva’s presence; treat pilgrimage or sacred-space worship as supported by inner remembrance, not as a substitute for it.