Shloka 32

पार्वत्याः तपः—हिमालयादिभिः उपदेशः / Pārvatī’s Austerity and Counsel from Himālaya and Others

Devanagari script

महादेवं प्रार्थयामो गिरिजाप्रापणाय तम् । पाणिग्रहार्थमधुना लोकानां स्वस्तयेऽमराः

Transliteration

mahādevaṃ prārthayāmo girijāprāpaṇāya tam | pāṇigrahārthamadhunā lokānāṃ svastaye'marāḥ

Translation

Wir, die unsterblichen Devas, beten nun zu Mahādeva, damit Girijā (Pārvatī) Ihn durch die Ehe erlange—damit Er ihre Hand annehme—zum Heil und Segen aller Welten.

Word by Word

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् देवः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रार्थनायाः कर्म

• प्रार्थयामः: we request/pray to
• प्रार्थयामः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अर्थ/अर्थय् (धातु; causative/denominative from अर्थ)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• गिरिजा: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजा: सम्बन्ध/विषय (Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (गिरेः जाता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (Pārvatī)

• प्रापणाय: for obtaining (her)
• प्रापणाय: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (Purpose dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) → प्रापण (कृदन्त/भाववाचक; ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (for obtaining)

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Object; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; महादेवम् इत्यस्य पुनर्निर्देश

• पाणिग्रह: hand-taking (marriage)
• पाणिग्रह: प्रयोजन (Purpose component)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पाणेः ग्रहः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासाङ्ग); अर्थ-सम्बन्धे पूर्वपद

• अर्थम्: for the sake/purpose
• अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the sake of)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (now)

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds/of the people
• लोकानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of the worlds/people)

• स्वस्तये: for welfare
• स्वस्तये: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (Purpose dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; प्रयोजन (for welfare)

• अमराः: the immortals (gods)
• अमराः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्ता (the gods)

Speaker

The Devas (Amarāḥ), collectively praying to Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Positions Śiva-Śakti vivāha as lokasaṃgraha (world-welfare): the cosmic order is stabilized when Śiva accepts Girijā, enabling auspiciousness across worlds.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse presents Śiva and Pārvatī’s union as a cosmic act that restores auspicious order (svasti) for all worlds, showing that devotion to Pati (Śiva) brings harmony to pashu (souls) and the cosmos.

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

The Devas approach Mahādeva in a personal (saguṇa) mode—praying to Him as the gracious Lord who responds to supplication—mirroring how devotees worship Śiva through the Liṅga as the accessible, compassionate form of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is prayerful bhakti for loka-kalyāṇa (universal welfare): worship Śiva with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water and bilva leaves to the Liṅga with the intention of peace and auspiciousness for all.