Shloka 13

मेना-शिवदर्शन-प्रस्थानम् | Menā’s Quest to Behold Śiva

Departure for Śiva’s Darśana

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे यक्षा मणिग्रीवादयश्च ये । तेषां सेना तया दृष्टा शोभादिद्विगुणीकृता

Transliteration

etasminnantare yakṣā maṇigrīvādayaśca ye | teṣāṃ senā tayā dṛṣṭā śobhādidviguṇīkṛtā

Translation

اسی دوران مَنی گریو وغیرہ یَکشوں نے اسے دیکھا؛ اسے دیکھتے ہی ان کی فوج کی رونق اور جوش دوگنا ہو گیا۔

Word by Word

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• antare: in the meantime/interval
• antare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); “in the interval/meanwhile”

• yakṣāḥ: Yakṣas
• yakṣāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• maṇigrīva-ādayaḥ: Maṇigrīva and others
• maṇigrīva-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (in apposition to yakṣāḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇigrīva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुषः (मणिग्रीवः आदिः येषाम् = Maṇigrīva and others)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय) = “and”

• ye: who (those who)
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• senā: army
• senā: Karma (कर्म) (object of dṛṣṭā in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Kartr̥ (कर्ता) (in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dṛṣṭā: was seen
• dṛṣṭā: Kriyā (क्रिया) (passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with senā

• śobhā-ādi-dviguṇī-kṛtā: made doubly splendid (in beauty etc.)
• śobhā-ādi-dviguṇī-kṛtā: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate adjective of senā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śobhā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + dviguṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle (कर्मणि क्त) used adjectivally; compound sense: “made twofold in beauty etc.”

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Yakshas
• Manigriva

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva understanding that Shakti (the Divine Power) naturally radiates tejas; even worldly beings become energized by proximity to the Goddess, showing how divine presence uplifts and intensifies inherent capacities.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship honors Shiva together with Shakti; this verse reflects that divine form (saguna) is not mere beauty but an empowering presence—supporting devotion to Shiva-Linga as inseparable from the Goddess’s power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Shiva–Shakti tejas while chanting the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating inner clarity and strength rather than merely external excitement.