Shloka 45

उपमन्यूपदेशः

Upamanyu’s Instruction

Devanagari script

शाकल्यश्शंसितात्मा च नववर्षशातान्यपि । भवमाराधयामास मनोयज्ञेन माधव

Transliteration

śākalyaśśaṃsitātmā ca navavarṣaśātānyapi | bhavamārādhayāmāsa manoyajñena mādhava

Translation

Śākalya, bậc có tâm hồn cao quý được ca ngợi, đã thờ phụng Bhava (Đức Śiva) suốt chín trăm năm—Mādhava tôn thờ Ngài bằng nội tế, lấy tâm làm lễ vật dâng hiến.

Word by Word

• शाकल्यः: Śākalya
• शाकल्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शंसितात्मा: one whose self is praised/renowned
• शंसितात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंसित-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (शंसितः आत्मा यस्य सः)

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

• नव: nine
• नव: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; उत्तरपद-विशेषण

• वर्षशतानि: hundreds of years
• वर्षशतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष-शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वर्षाणां शतानि)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• भवम्: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (शिवनाम)

• आराधयामास: worshipped
• आराधयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic Perfect/लिट्), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मनःयज्ञेन: by a mental sacrifice
• मनःयज्ञेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनः-यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मनसः यज्ञः)

• माधव: O Mādhava
• माधव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhava
• Shakalya
• Madhava

FAQs

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

It highlights that true Śiva-upāsanā can be accomplished through manoyajña—inner worship—where the purified mind becomes the altar, showing devotion and endurance as means toward Śiva’s grace.

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

While Liṅga worship is an outer, saguna support, this verse emphasizes its inner counterpart: mental offering and remembrance of Bhava, indicating that external ritual is fulfilled and deepened by inward contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Manoyajña suggests dhyāna and japa as inner sacrifice—steady mental worship of Śiva (such as Panchākṣarī japa) with sustained concentration and devotion.