Shloka 50

Umā-caritra-prārthanā: Ṛṣayaḥ Sūtaṃ Pṛcchanti

Request for the Account of Umā

Devanagari script

यस्योपरि प्रसन्ना सा वरदा कामरूपिणी । स एव मोहमत्येति नान्यथा नृपसत्तम

Transliteration

yasyopari prasannā sā varadā kāmarūpiṇī | sa eva mohamatyeti nānyathā nṛpasattama

Translation

O pinakamainam sa mga hari, tanging yaong pinagpala ng Kanyang kinalulugdan—ang Diyosa na nagbibigay-biyaya at nag-aanyong ayon sa Kanyang kalooban—ang tunay na makalalampas sa pagkalito; walang ibang paraan.

Word by Word

• यस्य: of whom
• यस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे

• उपरि: upon, with regard to
• उपरि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गार्थक/अधिकरणवाचक (preposition/adverb)

• प्रसन्ना: pleased, gracious
• प्रसन्ना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सा)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वरदा: giver of boons
• वरदा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—वरं ददाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• कामरूपिणी: able to assume any desired form
• कामरूपिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—कामं रूपं यस्याः/यस्य (तत्पुरुष)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• मोहम्: delusion
• मोहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अत्येति: overcomes, transcends
• अत्येति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘अत्येति’ = goes beyond/overcomes

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नृपसत्तम: O best of kings
• नृपसत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—नृपाणां सत्तमः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching within Umāsaṃhitā discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that moha (binding delusion) is transcended by divine grace—here emphasized as the Goddess’s compassionate favor—aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta where liberation comes when Pati (the Lord) and His Shakti loosen the pasha (bond).

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

In Shiva Purana practice, Saguna worship (Linga-puja with mantra, bhava, and offerings) is a means to invoke Shiva-Shakti’s prasada; the verse underscores that inner transformation—freedom from moha—arises when that prasada is attained.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate prasada through steady bhakti: daily Linga worship with Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), respectful remembrance of Uma-Parameshvara, and a sattvic life—so that delusion weakens and clarity arises.