Shloka 6

Devanagari script

कुमारस्य वियोगेन तन्माता गिरिजा यदा । दुःखितासीत्तदा शंभुस्तामुवाच सुबोधकृत्

Transliteration

kumārasya viyogena tanmātā girijā yadā | duḥkhitāsīttadā śaṃbhustāmuvāca subodhakṛt

Translation

When Girijā, Kumāra’s mother, was stricken with sorrow at being separated from her son, then Śaṃbhu (Lord Śiva), bestower of right understanding, spoke to her to console and instruct her.

Word by Word

• कुमारस्य: of the son
• कुमारस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वियोगेन: by separation
• वियोगेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तत्: his/that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (माता)

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गिरिजा: Girijā (daughter of the mountain)
• गिरिजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गिरेः जा)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb/conjunction: ‘when’)

• दुःखिता: sorrowful
• दुःखिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (गिरिजा)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सुबोधकृत्: one who gives good instruction
• सुबोधकृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुबोध-कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सुबोधं करोति इति)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Shambhu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as subodhakṛt—one who turns human grief into spiritual clarity—showing that surrender to Pati (the Lord) loosens the bonds of pāśa (sorrow and attachment) for the pashu (the individual soul).

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

Śiva appears as compassionate Saguna Īśvara who personally guides the devotee; Linga-worship similarly approaches Śiva as the accessible, gracious Lord who steadies the mind and grants right understanding amid worldly separation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

In times of grief, one may steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” accompanied by calm remembrance of Śiva as the inner guru; offering bilva leaves or applying tripuṇḍra-bhasma can support devotional focus.