Shloka 91

उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace

Devanagari script

भक्ष्यभोगान्यथाकामं बान्धवैर्भुंक्ष्व सर्वदा । सुखी भव सदा दुःखनिर्मुक्तो भक्तिमान्मम

Transliteration

bhakṣyabhogānyathākāmaṃ bāndhavairbhuṃkṣva sarvadā | sukhī bhava sadā duḥkhanirmukto bhaktimānmama

Translation

اپنے رشتہ داروں کے ساتھ اپنی مرضی کے مطابق ہر طرح کے کھانے اور آرام و آسائش ہمیشہ بھوگو۔ ہمیشہ خوش رہو، غم سے آزاد رہو، اور میری بھکتی میں قائم رہو۔

Word by Word

• bhakṣya-bhogān: foods and enjoyments
• bhakṣya-bhogān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣya (प्रातिपदिक) + bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (edibles and enjoyments)

• yathā-kāmam: as you wish
• yathā-kāmam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् (according to desire)

• bāndhavaiḥ: with (your) kinsmen
• bāndhavaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सहकारक/सहयोगः

• bhuṅkṣva: enjoy/eat
• bhuṅkṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

• sukhī: happy
• sukhī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• bhava: be
• bhava: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• duḥkha-nirmuktaḥ: freed from sorrow
• duḥkha-nirmuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक) + nirmukta (कृदन्त, क्त; √muc with nir-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (duḥkhāt nirmuktaḥ = freed from sorrow)

• bhaktimān: devout
• bhaktimān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti + matup (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive: having devotion)

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (possessor)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Represents Śiva’s direct boon-bestowal: dharmic enjoyment with family, freedom from duḥkha, and sustained bhakti—typical of Śaiva grace narratives.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

Shiva assures that a devotee can live joyfully in the world while being inwardly freed from sorrow; bhakti to Pati (Shiva) loosens pāśa (bondage) and protects the pashu (individual soul) through divine grace.

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

The promise is addressed personally—“be devoted to Me”—which aligns with Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upasana), where loving devotion and surrender invite Shiva’s anugraha (grace) that transforms worldly life into a support for liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steady bhakti: daily Shiva-smaraṇa with the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with simple Linga worship (water/bilva offerings) to keep the mind sorrow-free and devoted.