Shloka 43

देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”

Devanagari script

अतश्चावतरिष्यामि रुद्रसन्तोषहेतवे । हिमागपत्न्यां मेनाया लौकिकीं गतिमाश्रिता

Transliteration

ataścāvatariṣyāmi rudrasantoṣahetave | himāgapatnyāṃ menāyā laukikīṃ gatimāśritā

Translation

„Darum werde ich herabsteigen (geboren werden), um Rudra (Rudra) zu erfreuen. In weltlicher Gestalt werde ich in den Schoß Menās (Menā) eingehen, der Gemahlin des Himālaya.“

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (therefore/from this)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• avatariṣyāmi: I shall descend/incarnate
• avatariṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-tṝ (अवतॄ/अव-तॄ धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• rudra-santoṣa-hetave: for the cause of Rudra’s satisfaction
• rudra-santoṣa-hetave: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + santoṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रुद्रस्य सन्तोषस्य हेतुः); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन

• himāga-patnyām: in the wife of Himālaya
• himāga-patnyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himāga (प्रातिपदिक) + patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (हिमालयस्य पत्नी); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• menāyāḥ: of Menā
• menāyāḥ: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• laukikīm: worldly
• laukikīm: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: laukikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (gatim qualifies)

• gatim: state/condition/course
• gatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āśritā: having assumed/resorted to
• āśritā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-śri (आश्रि/श्रि धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; कर्तरि-भाव (I—fem.—having assumed)

Speaker

Pārvatī (the Divine Goddess declaring her incarnation to unite with Rudra/Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Himālaya is repeatedly framed in Purāṇic and Śaiva memory as Śiva’s preferred abode; the Goddess’ resolve to be born in Himālaya’s household echoes the Himalayan sacral geography that culminates in Kedāra traditions where Śiva is worshipped as mountain-lord and grantor of union and liberation.

Significance: Pilgrimage in the Himalayan Śaiva field is read as tapas-in-motion: approaching Śiva through hardship, purity, and surrender, mirroring the Goddess’ descent for Rudra’s delight and the soul’s return toward Pati.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Himālaya
• Menā
• Pārvatī

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Divine willingly assumes a worldly birth (saguṇa līlā) to fulfill dharma and to manifest the sacred union of Pati (Rudra) and Śakti, guiding devotees toward liberation through devotion and right understanding.

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

Rudra’s satisfaction here points to saguṇa worship—approaching Shiva with devotion and reverence—where the Divine responds through grace. The Shiva–Śakti union underlies Linga worship as the inseparable reality of consciousness (Shiva) and power (Śakti).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate Rudra-bhakti through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and contemplative remembrance of Shiva–Śakti unity, seeking Rudra’s grace rather than merely worldly outcomes.