Shloka 10

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

पार्वत्या रोदनेनैव रुरुदुस्सर्वयोषितः । नितरां जननी मेना यामयो भ्रातरस्तथा

Transliteration

pārvatyā rodanenaiva rurudussarvayoṣitaḥ | nitarāṃ jananī menā yāmayo bhrātarastathā

Translation

পাৰ্বতীৰ কান্দোন দেখিয়েই সকলো নাৰীও কান্দি উঠিল। জননী মেনা অধিককৈ বিলাপ কৰিলে, আৰু তেনেদৰে যামজ—যমজ ভ্ৰাতাসকলেও কান্দিলে।

Word by Word

• पार्वत्याः: of Pārvatī
• पार्वत्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (possessive relation)

• रोदनेन: by/through weeping
• रोदनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; हेतौ/करणे (means/cause)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; एवकारः (emphasis/only)

• रुरुदुः: they wept
• रुरुदुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्व-योषितः: all women
• सर्व-योषितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (योषित्), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सर्वाः योषितः’

• नितराम्: exceedingly
• नितराम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नितरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय; तीव्रार्थे (intensifier)

• जननी: mother
• जननी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• मेना: Menā
• मेना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; जननी-विशेष्य (apposition)

• यामयः: the brothers (Yāmaya-s)
• यामयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यामय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; ‘यामय’ = भ्राता/सहोदर (brothers)

• भ्रातरः: brothers
• भ्रातरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय; ‘also/likewise’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Mena

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how intense human emotion spreads through close bonds, yet in Shaiva teaching such sorrow can be redirected into śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in Śiva—turning grief into steady bhakti rather than despair.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it sets the emotional backdrop that leads devotees to seek Saguna Śiva (the compassionate Lord accessible through worship). In the Shiva Purana, such moments commonly culminate in prayer, vrata, and Linga-upāsanā as the stabilizing refuge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady the mind in distress through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Linga worship (water offering), treating the mantra as inner support when emotions surge.