Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

सो ऽपि लब्ध्वा वरान्दिव्यान्कुमारत्वं च सर्वदा । तस्माच्छिवाच्च तस्याश्च शिवाया मुदितो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

so 'pi labdhvā varāndivyānkumāratvaṃ ca sarvadā | tasmācchivācca tasyāśca śivāyā mudito 'bhavat

Translation

他亦得到了诸天赐福——并得恒常青春——因那位湿婆（Śiva）与那位湿婆妃（Śivā，女神）之恩而心生欢喜。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — 'also/even'

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — 'having obtained'

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (कर्म) — लब्ध्वा का कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• दिव्यान्: divine
• दिव्यान्: Karma (कर्म) — विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; वरान्-विशेषण

• कुमारत्वम्: state of being a youth/boyhood
• कुमारत्वम्: Karma (कर्म) — लब्ध्वा (understood)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

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

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• तस्मात्: from him/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (context), पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; ablative pronoun

• शिवात्: from Śiva
• शिवात्: Apadana (अपादान) — source
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

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

• तस्याः: from her/of her
• तस्याः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी/षष्ठी (5th/6th), एकवचन; context favors पञ्चमी with 'from'

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

• शिवायाः: from Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवायाः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी/षष्ठी (5th/6th), एकवचन; context favors पञ्चमी with 'from'

• मुदितः: gladdened/joyful
• मुदितः: Karta (कर्ता) — सः का विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √मुद् (धातु) + मुदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate adjective

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shivā (Parvati)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights anugraha—Śiva and Śivā’s benevolent grace—by which a devotee attains divine boons and inner joy, implying that fulfillment ultimately arises from alignment with Pati (the Lord) rather than mere worldly attainment.

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

It supports Saguna worship by emphasizing Śiva’s personal bestowal of blessings; in Linga-worship, the devotee approaches Śiva as the accessible Lord whose grace, together with Śivā’s, removes limitation and grants auspicious states.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady bhakti through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with reverence to both Śiva and Śivā, cultivating gratitude and purity so that divine grace may be received.