Shloka 7

हिमाचलविवाहवर्णनम् — Description of Himācala’s

context for) Marriage / The Himālaya-Marriage Narrative (Chapter Opening

Devanagari script

तदैव मेनका तां सा हिमाचलप्रिया मुने । शिवलोकस्थितां देवीमारिराधयिषुस्तदा

Transliteration

tadaiva menakā tāṃ sā himācalapriyā mune | śivalokasthitāṃ devīmārirādhayiṣustadā

Translation

O Weiser, eben zu jener Zeit begann Menakā — die Geliebte des Himācala — jene Göttin, die in Śivas Welt weilt, in hingebungsvoller Verehrung anzubeten und um ihre Gnade zu bitten.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• मेनका: Menakā
• मेनका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेनका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हिमाचलप्रिया: beloved of Himācala
• हिमाचलप्रिया: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिमाचल + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: हिमाचलस्य प्रिया); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• शिवलोकस्थिताम्: dwelling in Śiva’s world
• शिवलोकस्थिताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिवलोक + स्थित (प्रातिपदिक; √स्था)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: शिवलोके स्थिता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आरिराधयिषुः: they sought to propitiate
• आरिराधयिषुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्) (periphrastic/intentive sense in context), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद; desiderative/intentive nuance ‘to wish to propitiate’ (आ-राधयितुम् इच्छन्ति)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Menaka
• Himachala
• Devi
• Shivaloka
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights anugraha (divine grace): Menakā turns to the Goddess who abides in Śiva’s realm, showing that sincere devotion to Śakti supports and culminates in alignment with Śiva’s highest abode and purpose.

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

By locating the Goddess in Śivaloka, the text frames Devi-worship as inseparable from Śiva-tattva; in practice, devotees often approach Saguna Śiva through Linga-pūjā together with Devī’s grace, recognizing their non-opposition in Shaiva tradition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests steady upāsanā (devotional worship): daily pūjā with mantra-japa—commonly the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and a disciplined, reverent attitude (bhakti) to seek the Goddess’s blessing.