Shloka 41

गोत्र-प्रवर-प्रश्नः तथा तिथ्यादि-कीर्तनं

Gotra–Pravara Inquiry and Proclamation of Auspicious Time

Devanagari script

वेदमंत्रेण गिरिशो गिरिजाकरपङ्कजम् । जग्राह स्वकरेणाशु प्रसन्नः परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

vedamaṃtreṇa giriśo girijākarapaṅkajam | jagrāha svakareṇāśu prasannaḥ parameśvaraḥ

Translation

Wohlgefällig nahm der Höchste Herr—Giriśa—sogleich in seine eigene Hand die lotosgleiche Hand Girijās und weihte die Handlung mit einem vedischen Mantra.

Word by Word

• वेद-मन्त्रेण: with a Vedic mantra
• वेद-मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वेदस्य मन्त्रः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• गिरिशः: Giriśa (Śiva)
• गिरिशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गिरिजा-कर-पङ्कजम्: Pārvatī’s lotus-like hand
• गिरिजा-कर-पङ्कजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक) + पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास: गिरिजायाः करः, तस्य पङ्कजम् (lotus-like hand of Pārvatī); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• जग्राह: took/held
• जग्राह: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; जग्राह = he took/held

• स्व-करेण: with his own hand
• स्व-करेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वस्य करः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): शीघ्रम् (quickly)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्राय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (pleased/serene)

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

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?

It portrays Śiva’s anugraha (grace): the Lord becomes pleased by devotion and sanctifies union through Vedic mantra, showing that dharmic, mantra-guided worship leads the soul toward auspiciousness and liberation.

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

Though the verse depicts Śiva in a personal (saguṇa) form, it reflects the same truth honored in Liṅga worship: the transcendent Lord accepts the devotee through mantra and purity of intent, revealing His accessible, compassionate nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-centered devotion is emphasized—reciting Vedic/Śaiva mantras (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with reverence, along with disciplined worship, is the practical takeaway.