Shloka 22

नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्

Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny

Devanagari script

शीघ्रप्रसादः स शिवस्तां ग्रहीष्यत्यसंशयम् । तपःसाध्यो विशेषेण यदि कुर्याच्छिवा तपः

Transliteration

śīghraprasādaḥ sa śivastāṃ grahīṣyatyasaṃśayam | tapaḥsādhyo viśeṣeṇa yadi kuryācchivā tapaḥ

Translation

Jener Śiva, der schnell gnädig wird, wird sie ohne Zweifel annehmen—zumal Er durch Tapas erlangt wird, wenn Śivā (Pārvatī) Askese übt.

Word by Word

• शीघ्रप्रसादः: quickly pleased
• शीघ्रप्रसादः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्र + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘whose grace is quick’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• ग्रहिष्यति: will accept (as wife)
• ग्रहिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (certainly/without doubt)

• तपःसाध्यः: attainable by austerity
• तपःसाध्यः: Vidhaya (विधेय/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् + साध्य (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘तपसा साध्यः’—tapas-accomplishable

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; प्रकार/विशेषणार्थ (especially)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त/सम्भावनार्थक (if)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवा: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृ

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, conveying the Parvatī narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva is ‘śīghra-prasāda’—He responds quickly to sincere spiritual effort—and that disciplined tapas becomes a direct means for receiving His grace and acceptance.

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

By emphasizing tapas as a way to ‘attain’ Śiva, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching Shiva through concrete disciplines such as Linga-pūjā, japa, and vrata—through which His grace becomes manifest.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is committed tapas: a vow-based discipline such as daily Shiva japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on Shiva, and regulated living; these are the kinds of practices traditionally paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa in Shaiva observance.