Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 41

मन्दरगिरिवर्णनम् — Description of Mount Mandara as Śiva’s Residence

Tapas-abode

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । अजानती च क्रीडोक्तिं प्रिये किं कुपितासि मे । रतिः कुतो वा जायेत त्वत्तश्चेदरतिर्मम

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | ajānatī ca krīḍoktiṃ priye kiṃ kupitāsi me | ratiḥ kuto vā jāyeta tvattaścedaratirmama

Translation

自在天说道：“爱者啊，你不知那只是戏言么？为何对我动怒？若我对你心怀厌离，爱恋又怎能生起？”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (the Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अजानती: (you) not knowing
• अजानती: Sambodhana-visheshana (सम्बोधन-विशेषण/Vocative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न-√ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present participle/शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन; ‘अजानती’ = not knowing

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

• क्रीडा-उक्तिम्: a playful utterance
• क्रीडा-उक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रीडा (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘क्रीडायाः उक्तिः’ (playful remark)

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• किम्: why; what
• किम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Question)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle: why/what)

• कुपिता: angry
• कुपिता: Karma (कर्म/Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मे: of me; at me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Gen./Dat. 6th/4th), एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (Genitive)

• रतिः: love; delight
• रतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• कुतः: from where; how
• कुतः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक-अपादानार्थ (interrogative adverb: from where/how)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or/indeed)

• जायेत: could arise/be born
• जायेत: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थ (conditional particle: if)

• अरतिḥ: dislike; lack of delight
• अरतिḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• मम: of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Gen./6th), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Ishvara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse shows how divine play (līlā) can test and refine devotion: Shiva reassures the beloved that apparent harshness is not rejection but a means to dissolve misunderstanding and restore loving union, reflecting Pati’s compassionate guidance of the soul.

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

In Saguna worship, the devotee relates to Shiva personally—sometimes misreading events as neglect. This verse teaches that Shiva’s presence is never rooted in aversion; like the Linga that signifies unwavering auspiciousness, his grace remains constant even when the devotee’s emotions fluctuate.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to calm reactive emotions and reestablish trust in Shiva’s benevolence; pairing it with steady dhyāna on Shiva’s compassionate form supports inner reconciliation.