Shloka 7

Devanagari script

कथं प्रिये दुःखितासि न दुःखं कुरु पार्वति । आयास्यति सुतः सुभ्रूस्त्यज्यतां दुःखमुत्कटम्

Transliteration

kathaṃ priye duḥkhitāsi na duḥkhaṃ kuru pārvati | āyāsyati sutaḥ subhrūstyajyatāṃ duḥkhamutkaṭam

Translation

“Beloved, why are you sorrowful? Do not grieve, O Pārvatī. The son will surely return, O fair-browed one—therefore abandon this intense anguish.”

Word by Word

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb: ‘how’)

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

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

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कुरु: do/make
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पार्वति: O Pārvatī
• पार्वति: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• आयास्यति: will come
• आयास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः—आ

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुभ्रूः: O fair-browed one
• सुभ्रूः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभ्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (शोभने भ्रू यस्याः सा)

• त्यज्यताम्: let (it) be given up
• त्यज्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘let it be abandoned’

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपेण (object of ‘tyaj’)

• उत्कटम्: intense
• उत्कटम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्कट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (दुःखम्)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s role as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who dissolves the pashu’s (individual soul’s) sorrow through assurance and grace, teaching steadiness, faith, and surrender rather than agitation.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s accessible, personal compassion—devotees approach the Linga not only for boons but for inner pacification, trusting Shiva’s timing and benevolent will (anugraha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with calm breath and trust, offering mental sorrow into Shiva (as Linga) and cultivating patience as a form of bhakti-sādhana.