Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7

हिमालयस्य निर्णयः — शिवाय पार्वत्याः प्रदाने

Himālaya’s Resolution to Give Pārvatī to Śiva

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तेषाम्मेर्वादीनां हिमाचलः । सुप्रसन्नतरोभूद्वै जहास गिरिजा हृदि

Transliteration

brahmovāca | etacchrutvā vacasteṣāmmervādīnāṃ himācalaḥ | suprasannatarobhūdvai jahāsa girijā hṛdi

Translation

ব্রহ্মা বলিলেন—মেরু প্রভৃতির এই বাক্য শুনিয়া হিমাচল আরও অধিক প্রসন্ন হইলেন; আর গিরিজা (পার্বতী) অন্তরে মৃদু হাসিলেন।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

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

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय (indeclinable)

• वचः: speech; words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• मेर्वादीनाम्: of Meru and the others
• मेर्वादीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (आदि-समास; ‘Meru and others’ as a class); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• हिमाचलः: Himācala (the snowy mountain)
• हिमाचलः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम-अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारय (हिमः अचलः = snowy mountain); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• सुप्रसन्नतरः: more pleased; very delighted
• सुप्रसन्नतरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-प्रसन्न-तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सु + प्रसन्न); तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative ‘more’); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipāta (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• जहास: laughed; smiled
• जहास: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• गिरिजा: in Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि-जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (गिरेः जा = born of the mountain); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (singular)

• हृदि: in (his) heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Parvati
• Himavan
• Meru

FAQs

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

The verse highlights inner assent and auspicious joy: when righteous counsel is heard, the heart naturally becomes serene and receptive—an essential mood for Śiva-bhakti and for the unfolding of divine destiny in the Pārvatī narrative.

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

Though the liṅga is not named here, the scene supports Saguna-Śiva devotion: Pārvatī’s inward smile signals her heart’s orientation toward Śiva as the personal Lord (Pati), a prerequisite for later tapas and worship that culminate in union with Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śravaṇa (reverent listening) leading to inner prasāda (clarity). Practically, one may pair attentive listening/recitation of Śiva Purāṇa with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate the same inward auspiciousness.