Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 44

उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)

Devanagari script

अपूपगिरयश्चैव भक्ष्यभोज्यार्णवस्तथा । एते दत्ता मया ते हि त्वं गृह्णीष्व महामुने

Transliteration

apūpagirayaścaiva bhakṣyabhojyārṇavastathā | ete dattā mayā te hi tvaṃ gṛhṇīṣva mahāmune

Translation

مٹھائیوں کے پہاڑ اور کھانے پینے کی نعمتوں کے سمندر—یہ سب میں نے تمہیں عطا کیے ہیں؛ اے مہامنی، انہیں قبول کرو۔

Word by Word

• अपूप-गिरयः: mountains of cakes
• अपूप-गिरयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपूप (प्रातिपदिक) + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अपूपानां गिरयः)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भक्ष्य-भोज्य-अर्णवाः: oceans of eatables and foods
• भक्ष्य-भोज्य-अर्णवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भोज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समाहार/निर्देशार्थ-तत्पुरुषः (भक्ष्यभोज्यानाम् अर्णवाः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• दत्ताः: given
• दत्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘एते’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/अवधारण

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गृह्णीष्व: accept/take
• गृह्णीष्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् मुनिः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayaviya discourse; speaker within the verse is an inferred divine/royal giver addressing a sage)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva ethic of dāna (sacred giving) and prasāda (grace received): abundance offered to a worthy sage symbolizes devotion expressed through selfless generosity, which purifies the pashu (bound soul) and supports dharma.

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

In Shaiva practice, offerings—whether to a Śiva-liṅga in pūjā or to Śiva’s devotees and sages—are treated as acts directed to Saguna Shiva; giving and accepting with reverence becomes a form of worship that invites Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests offering food (naivedya/annadāna) and receiving sanctified gifts with humility as prasāda; one may accompany such acts with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” to consecrate the intention.