Shloka 43

Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)

Devanagari script

मम युष्मानपश्यन्त्या पश्यन्त्या बालकानिव । अपि प्राणान्प्रयच्छन्त्याः क्षण एको युगायते

Transliteration

mama yuṣmānapaśyantyā paśyantyā bālakāniva | api prāṇānprayacchantyāḥ kṣaṇa eko yugāyate

Translation

Para sa akin, kapag hindi ko kayo nakikita, kahit isang saglit ay humahaba na parang isang yugá; ngunit kapag nakikita ko kayo—gaya ng inang tumitingin sa kanyang maliliit na anak—kahit ibigay ko pa ang aking hininga ng buhay, ang sandaling iyon ay ganap at sapat.

Word by Word

• मम: my/of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• युष्मान्: you (pl.)
• युष्मान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपश्यन्त्या: by (me) not seeing
• अपश्यन्त्या: Hetu/Instrument (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक ‘a-’ (negation): ‘not seeing’

• पश्यन्त्या: by (me) seeing
• पश्यन्त्या: Hetu/Instrument (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘seeing’

• बालकान्: children
• बालकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• इव: like/as if
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-वाचक (simile particle)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षा (particle: even/also)

• प्राणान्: life-breaths/life
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• प्रयच्छन्त्याः: of (me) giving up/offering
• प्रयच्छन्त्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle) with उपसर्ग ‘प्र-’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of (her/me) giving’

• क्षणः: a moment
• क्षणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एकः: one/single
• एकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘क्षणः’)

• युगायते: seems like an age
• युगायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युगाय् (धातु; नामधातु from ‘युग’)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘becomes like an age’

Speaker

Parvati (Umā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It depicts viraha-bhakti—devotion intensified by separation—showing that the soul experiences time as unbearable without the Lord’s presence, but finds completeness in remembrance and vision of the Divine (Pati).

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

It supports Saguna-upāsanā: when Shiva is not ‘seen’ outwardly, the devotee sustains inner darśana through Linga-worship, mantra, and contemplation, turning separation into continuous communion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with dhyāna on Shiva’s form or the Linga, especially during Mahāśivarātri-style vigil; this converts longing into focused devotion and inner presence.