Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

पार्वत्याः पितृगृहगमनं तथा मङ्गलस्वागतम् | Pārvatī’s Return to Her Father’s House and the Auspicious Welcome

Devanagari script

सुप्रसन्नौ प्रधावन्तौ हर्षविह्वलमानसौ । दृष्ट्वा काली सुप्रहृष्टा स्वालिभिः प्रणनाम तौ

Transliteration

suprasannau pradhāvantau harṣavihvalamānasau | dṛṣṭvā kālī suprahṛṣṭā svālibhiḥ praṇanāma tau

Translation

Strahlend vor Freude eilten die beiden herbei, ihr Herz vom Jubel überwältigt. Als Kālī sie erblickte, wurde auch sie überaus froh und verneigte sich zusammen mit ihren Dienerinnen vor ihnen.

Word by Word

• सु-प्रसन्नौ: very pleased (two persons)
• सु-प्रसन्नौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + प्रसन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; कर्मधारय: अतिशयेन प्रसन्नौ

• प्रधावन्तौ: running forth (two)
• प्रधावन्तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + धाव् (धातु) → धावन्त् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; कर्तृवाचक; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• हर्ष-विह्वल-मानसौ: whose minds were overwhelmed with joy
• हर्ष-विह्वल-मानसौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + विह्वल (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष-श्रृंखला: हर्षेण विह्वलं मानसं यस्य तौ (अर्थतः बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः, परन्तु रूपतः तत्पुरुषसमास-श्रृंखला)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-Kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• काली: Kālī
• काली: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• सु-प्रहृष्टा: very delighted
• सु-प्रहृष्टा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: अतिशयेन प्रहृष्टा

• स्व-आलिभिः: with her companions (female friends)
• स्व-आलिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: स्वाः आलयः/आलयः? (आली = सखी) → स्वाः आलिभिः (with her female companions)

• प्रणनाम: bowed down
• प्रणनाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• तौ: those two (them)
• तौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), द्विवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Shows that even fierce Śakti-forms (Kālī) participate in tenderness and reverence; for pilgrims/devotees this models transformation of fear into devotion through darśana and humility.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Kali

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed as reverent namaskāra: even powerful divine forms like Kālī embody humility and devotion, reflecting the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis that grace (anugraha) flows where ego is surrendered.

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

The mood of joyful approach and prostration mirrors Saguna-upāsanā—approaching the Lord with loving emotion and offering obeisance. In Linga worship too, the devotee ‘rushes’ inwardly through devotion and bows through body, speech, and mind.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice heartfelt namaskāra before Shiva or the Shiva-Linga, accompanied by japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating a mind softened by joy and devotion rather than mere formality.