Shloka 39

पार्वतीप्रार्थना—हिमवत्पार्श्वे भिक्षुरूपेण याचनम् | Pārvatī’s Request: Śiva to Seek Her in Beggar-Form at Himālaya’s Court

Devanagari script

ततो ह्यन्तर्हितश्शम्भुर्बभूव सुप्रहर्षितः । कैलासं प्रययौ काल्या विरहाकृष्टमानसः

Transliteration

tato hyantarhitaśśambhurbabhūva supraharṣitaḥ | kailāsaṃ prayayau kālyā virahākṛṣṭamānasaḥ

Translation

Da wurde Śambhu (Herr Śiva) unsichtbar, von großer Freude erfüllt. Sein Geist, von der Trennung von Kālī (Pārvatī) angezogen, brach nach Kailāsa auf.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time-context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/अनन्तरार्थक (temporal adverb)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतौ (emphasis/indeed)

• antarhitaḥ: having disappeared
• antarhitaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar-dhā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (having disappeared/hidden)

• śambhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• babhūva: became / was
• babhūva: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• supraharṣitaḥ: greatly delighted
• supraharṣitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/adjectival to 'śambhuḥ')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + pra-hṛṣ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'su' उपसर्गेण तीव्रता

• kailāsam: to Kailāsa
• kailāsam: Karma (कर्म/object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prayayau: went forth / departed
• prayayau: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• kālyā: with Kāli / by Kāli
• kālyā: Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु-अर्थे (by/through Kāli; or with Kāli)

• virahākṛṣṭa-mānasaḥ: whose mind was drawn by separation
• virahākṛṣṭa-mānasaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/adjectival to 'śambhuḥ')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viraha (प्रातिपदिक) + ākṛṣṭa (कृदन्त) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (विरहेण आकृष्टं मानसं यस्य)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse situates Śiva’s movement to Kailāsa after becoming antarhita (invisible), a narrative marker of divine concealment rather than a shrine-origin account.

Significance: Meditation on Kailāsa as Śiva’s nitya-dhāma supports inner withdrawal (pratyāhāra) and recognition of the Lord as both immanent and transcendent; the motif teaches that separation (viraha) can intensify bhakti and culminate in grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

Śiva’s becoming “antarhita” (invisible) indicates the Lord’s divine freedom to reveal or conceal Himself; the pull of viraha (sacred separation) heightens devotion and prepares the soul for deeper union with Pati (the Lord).

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

Though Śiva may vanish from ordinary sight, He remains accessible through Saguna upāsanā—especially Linga worship—where the devotee approaches the ever-present Lord beyond physical appearance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice remembrance in separation: japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady dhyāna on Kailāsa and Śiva’s presence, using Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa to anchor the mind in Śaiva discipline.