Shloka 30

साधुवेषद्विजाह्वयावतारकथनम् | Account of the ‘Sādhu-veṣa’ Brahmin-Named Incarnation

Prelude

Devanagari script

न ते पात्रानुरूपश्च पार्वतीदानकर्म्मणि । महाजनः स्मेरमुखः श्रुति मात्राद्भविष्यति

Transliteration

na te pātrānurūpaśca pārvatīdānakarmmaṇi | mahājanaḥ smeramukhaḥ śruti mātrādbhaviṣyati

Translation

Beim Spenden im Namen Pārvatīs findest du keinen Empfänger, der dir wahrhaft angemessen wäre. Die Menge wird nur lächeln—zufrieden schon damit, es bloß zu hören.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• pātra-anurūpaḥ: suitable to the recipient/vessel
• pātra-anurūpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pātra (प्रातिपदिक) + anurūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: पात्रस्य अनुरूपः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• pārvatī-dāna-karmmaṇi: in the act of Parvati’s giving
• pārvatī-dāna-karmmaṇi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पार्वत्याः दानकर्म; कर्मणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahā-janaḥ: the great people/public
• mahā-janaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् जनः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• smera-mukhaḥ: smiling-faced
• smera-mukhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/predicative adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smera (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (स्मेरं मुखं यस्य सः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śruti: hearing/report
• śruti: Karta (कर्ता/subject, appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śruti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• mātrāt: from mere measure/only
• mātrāt: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative, 5th), एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will become/will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred, Śatarudrasaṃhitā narrative voice addressing Pārvatī or her attendant contextually)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches discernment in dāna: the gift must match a worthy recipient, yet even śravaṇa (hearing) of sacred acts and Shiva–Pārvatī dharma can uplift devotees by generating devotion and auspicious merit.

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

It aligns with Saguna Shiva-bhakti where hearing and praising the divine deeds of Shiva and Pārvatī is itself a devotional practice; such śravaṇa supports purity of mind that culminates in deeper worship, including Linga-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice śravaṇa and kīrtana of Shiva Purana episodes, and when performing dāna, choose a worthy pātra (recipient) with a pure intention—supporting dharma as part of Shiva-bhakti.