Shloka 5

काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva

Devanagari script

सखीभ्यां सह नित्यं त्वां सेवतामेव शंकरम् । अनुजानीहि तां नाथ मयि ते यद्यनुग्रहः

Transliteration

sakhībhyāṃ saha nityaṃ tvāṃ sevatāmeva śaṃkaram | anujānīhi tāṃ nātha mayi te yadyanugrahaḥ

Translation

„Möge sie, zusammen mit ihren zwei Gefährtinnen, stets in Deiner Nähe dienen—allein Śaṅkara. O Herr, gewähre ihr diese Erlaubnis, wenn Du mir wahrlich gnädig bist.“

Word by Word

• सखीभ्याम्: with (two) female friends
• सखीभ्याम्: सहकारक/सहयोग (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचनम्

• सह: with
• सह: सहयोग (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगार्थक-अव्ययम् (preposition-like indeclinable ‘with’)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचनम् (adverbial accusative)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• सेवताम्: of (those) serving
• सेवताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेवत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सेव् धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्तः (present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), बहुवचनम्; ‘of those who serve’

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्ययम् (emphasis)

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अनुजानीहि: permit/allow
• अनुजानीहि: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• नाथ: O Lord
• नाथ: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• मयि: in me / toward me
• मयि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्ययम् (conditional conjunction)

• अनुग्रहः: favor/grace
• अनुग्रहः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti as nitya-sevā—steady, humble attendance upon Śaṅkara—sustained by anugraha (divine grace). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, the soul’s approach to Pati (Shiva) matures through service, surrender, and the Lord’s compassionate consent.

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

It reflects Saguna-upāsanā: devotion to Shiva as the personal Lord who can be approached, served, and petitioned. The same attitude is applied in Linga worship—daily tending, offering, and reverent attendance—seeing the Linga as Śaṅkara’s accessible presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is regularity in devotion: perform daily Shiva-pūjā (or Linga-archana) with a service-mind, accompanied by japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), optionally with rudrākṣa and tripuṇḍra as supports to disciplined, grace-oriented bhakti.