Shloka 53

गोत्र-प्रवर-प्रश्नः तथा तिथ्यादि-कीर्तनं

Gotra–Pravara Inquiry and Proclamation of Auspicious Time

Devanagari script

इत्थं हिमालयो दत्त्वा स्वसुतां गिरिजां शिवाम् । शिवाय परमेशाय विधिनाऽऽप कृतार्थताम्

Transliteration

itthaṃ himālayo dattvā svasutāṃ girijāṃ śivām | śivāya parameśāya vidhinā''pa kṛtārthatām

Translation

So erlangte Himālaya, nachdem er seine eigene Tochter Girijā (Pārvatī) dem Śiva, dem höchsten Parameśvara, ordnungsgemäß nach heiligem Ritus gegeben hatte, vollkommene Erfüllung, denn seine Pflicht war vollkommen vollzogen.

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus, in this manner
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• हिमालयः: Himālaya (the mountain-king)
• हिमालयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धा-धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• स्वसुताम्: his own daughter
• स्वसुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (स्व-प्रातिपदिक) + sutā (सुता-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): स्वस्य सुताम्

• गिरिजाम्: Girijā (daughter of the mountain)
• गिरिजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• शिवाम्: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• शिवाय: to Śiva
• शिवाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (dative, 4th), एकवचन (singular)

• परमेशाय: to the Supreme Lord
• परमेशाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (dative, 4th), एकवचन (singular)

• विधिना: by (proper) rite / according to rule
• विधिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• आप: attained
• आप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप्-धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपद-रूप (perfect, Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• कृतार्थताम्: fulfilment / having achieved his purpose
• कृतार्थताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtārthatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Himālaya’s giving of Girijā to Śiva situates the narrative in the Himalayan Śaiva sacral geography; Kedāra is classically tied to Śiva’s Himalayan presence and later Purāṇic/epic cycles, making it a natural Jyotirliṅga resonance rather than a direct identification in this verse.

Significance: Marriage of Śiva–Pārvatī and Himalayan Śaiva sanctity are evoked; pilgrimage is sought for purification and Śiva’s anugraha (grace) leading toward liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

The verse presents dharma fulfilled through offering one’s dearest possession to Pati (Śiva), the Supreme Lord; Himālaya’s “fulfillment” signifies that alignment with sacred ordinance and devotion to Śiva brings inner completeness and auspicious merit.

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

By calling Śiva “Parameśa,” the text points to the Supreme Reality approached in a personal (saguṇa) form; the same Lord is worshiped as the Liṅga, and the Śiva–Śivā union underscores that worship culminates in harmony of consciousness (Śiva) and divine power (Śakti).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The key takeaway is vidhinā—devotion performed with proper rite: worship Śiva with pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined pūjā; on auspicious days, add tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness in bhakti and meditation.