Shloka 31

उपमन्यूपदेशः

Upamanyu’s Instruction

Devanagari script

कैकेयी द्विजबालाः च सादराह्वा शिवव्रता । परमं हि सुखं प्राप शिवेशव्रतधारणात्

Transliteration

kaikeyī dvijabālāḥ ca sādarāhvā śivavratā | paramaṃ hi sukhaṃ prāpa śiveśavratadhāraṇāt

Translation

کیکئی، کم عمر برہمن دوشیزائیں اور سادراہوا—سب شِو ورت میں ثابت قدم رہیں؛ شِویش کے ورت کو اختیار کرنے سے انہوں نے اعلیٰ ترین سُکھ پایا۔

Word by Word

• कैकेयी: Kaikeyī
• कैकेयी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैकेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• द्विज-बालाः: young brāhmaṇa boys
• द्विज-बालाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject - coordinate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (द्विजाः ये बालाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सादर-आह्वा: one who invoked/called with reverence
• सादर-आह्वा: Karta (कर्ता/subject attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सादर (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + आह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सादरम् आह्वा/आह्वानं यस्याः/या)

• शिव-व्रता: observing Shiva’s vow
• शिव-व्रता: Karta (कर्ता/subject attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य व्रतं यस्याः)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier of सुखम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप: attained
• प्राप: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्/प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिव-ईश-व्रत-धारणात्: from observing the vow of Lord Shiva
• शिव-ईश-व्रत-धारणात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + धारण (धृ धातु, ल्युट्/भावप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवेशस्य व्रतस्य धारणात्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse is exemplary (phala-śruti style): it lists devotees who attained ‘parama-sukha’ by Śiva-vrata. No specific liṅga-site origin narrative is invoked here.

Significance: Affirms that vrata + niṣṭhā (steadfast observance) yields ‘parama-sukha’ (read in Siddhānta as Śiva-sāyujya/Śiva-sāmīpya depending on maturity of mala-kṣaya).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steadfast observance of a vow dedicated to Lord Śiva (Śiveśa) ripens into parama-sukha—supreme spiritual bliss—indicating Śiva’s grace as the liberating Pati who removes bondage when devotion is made firm through vrata.

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

A Śiva-vrata is typically fulfilled through Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and disciplined conduct—by which the devotee’s mind becomes purified and fit to receive Śiva’s anugraha (grace), culminating in inner bliss.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to adopting a Śiva-vrata: regular Śiva worship (often Linga-pūjā), remembrance of Śiva through mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī), and disciplined observances like purity, fasting/regulated diet, and devotion-centered conduct.