Shloka 3

Devanagari script

जातकर्मादिकाः सर्वाश् चकार च गिरीश्वरः द्वादशे च तदा वर्षे पूर्णे हैमवती शुभा

Transliteration

jātakarmādikāḥ sarvāś cakāra ca girīśvaraḥ dvādaśe ca tadā varṣe pūrṇe haimavatī śubhā

Translation

Girīśvara (Śiva), der Herr der Berge, vollzog ordnungsgemäß alle Geburtsriten, beginnend mit dem jātakarman. Und als das zwölfte Jahr vollendet war, gelangte die glückverheißende Haimavatī zu gesegneter Reife.

Word by Word

• जातकर्म-आदिकाः: beginning with the jātakarman (birth sacrament)

• सर्वाः: all (rites)

• चकार: performed

• च: and

• गिरीश्वरः: Girīśvara, Lord of the Mountains (Śiva)

• द्वादशे: in the twelfth

• च: and/also

• तदा: then

• वर्षे: year

• पूर्णे: completed

• हैमवती: Haimavatī, daughter of Himavān (Pārvatī)

• शुभा: auspicious, blessed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Śiva as the upholder of Vedic dharma and samskāras; Linga worship is not opposed to Vedic order but sanctifies the devotee’s life-stages, purifying the pashu (bound soul) for devotion to Pati.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva appears as Girīśvara who consciously performs prescribed rites—showing that the supreme Pati can manifest within worldly conduct to guide beings from pasha-bound life toward auspiciousness and spiritual ripeness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights samskāra practice—especially jātakarman and related rites—as a dharmic discipline that supports inner purification, complementing later Shaiva sādhanā such as mantra-japa and puja.