Shloka 13

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

ततो हिमालयो मेनां धृत्वा धैर्य्यम्विवेकतः । शिबिकामानयामास शिवारोहणहेतवे

Transliteration

tato himālayo menāṃ dhṛtvā dhairyyamvivekataḥ | śibikāmānayāmāsa śivārohaṇahetave

Translation

Daraufhin stärkte Himālaya Menā mit geduldiger Fassung und klarem Urteil und ließ eine Sänfte herbeibringen, damit Śivā (Pārvatī) sie für den Hochzeitszug besteige.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अपादानार्थक (then/thereupon)

• हिमालयः: Himālaya (the king of mountains)
• हिमालयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• मेनाम्: Menā
• मेनाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• धृत्वा: having taken/holding
• धृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Gerund)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; 'having held/taken'

• धैर्यम्: steadfastness; courage
• धैर्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object of 'holding')

• विवेकतः: from discernment; wisely
• विवेकतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ पञ्चमी (from discernment/with discretion)

• शिबिकाम्: palanquin
• शिबिकाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• आनयामास: brought
• आनयामास: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative nuance possible: 'had brought/brought')

• शिवारोहणहेतवे: for the purpose of Śivā’s mounting (the palanquin)
• शिवारोहणहेतवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आरोहण + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (śiva-ārohaṇa-hetu: 'for the purpose of Śivā’s mounting/ascending'); सम्प्रदान

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva–Pārvatī wedding narrative to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Himalaya
• Mena
• Shiva (as Śivā/Parvati)

FAQs

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

It highlights dhairya (steadfastness) and viveka (discernment) as devotional virtues: even in auspicious rites like the divine wedding, the household is guided by calm wisdom, reflecting the Shaiva ideal of ordered dharma supporting Śiva–Śakti’s sacred union.

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

The verse belongs to the Saguna narrative of Śiva as the divine bridegroom and Śivā (Pārvatī) as Śakti; such līlās ground devotion and lead the devotee toward the deeper reality that the same Lord is also worshipped as the Linga—formless presence expressed through a sacred form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is cultivating dhairya and viveka during pūjā and vrata (especially on Mahāśivarātri), while remembering Śiva–Pārvatī; one may support this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a steadying inner discipline.