Shloka 7

वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म

Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving

Devanagari script

पर्यड्क इव विभ्राजन्नुपविष्टो बभूव ह | शैलराजसुता चास्य नित्य पाश्वे स्थिता बभौ

Transliteration

paryaṅka iva vibhrājann upaviṣṭo babhūva ha | śailarājasutā cāsya nitya pārśve sthitā babhau ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: Seated there, he shone with extraordinary splendor, as though he were resting upon a beautiful couch. And at his side, ever present, stood the daughter of the king of mountains—Goddess Pārvatī—herself radiant with incomparable grace. The scene underscores the majesty of Maheśvara and the auspicious, steadfast companionship of the Divine Mother.

Word by Word

• पर्यङ्कः: a couch/bed
• पर्यङ्कः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्यङ्क
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• विभ्राजन्: shining, resplendent
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्राज्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपविष्टः: seated
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बभूव: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• शैलराजसुता: daughter of the mountain-king (Pārvatī)
• शैलराजसुता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलराजसुता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अस्य: of him/his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• नित्यं: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• पार्श्वे: at the side
• पार्श्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्थिता: standing/remaining
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• बभौ: shone/appeared splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Maheśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)
• Pārvatī (Śailarājasutā, Girirājanandinī)
• Mountain-king (Himālaya, implied)
• Paryaṅka (couch/seat)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights divine majesty and auspicious companionship: Śiva’s serene radiance and Pārvatī’s constant presence symbolize the inseparable harmony of consciousness and power (Śiva–Śakti), suggesting that spiritual greatness is marked by steadiness, splendor, and auspicious association.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a vision-like scene: Mahādeva sits on a mountain setting, shining as if on a splendid couch, while Pārvatī, the mountain-king’s daughter, stands ever at his side, equally radiant.