Shloka 1

काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । अथ शैलपतिर्हृष्टः सत्पुष्पफलसंचयम् । समादाय स्वतनयासहितोऽगाद्धरांतिकम्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | atha śailapatirhṛṣṭaḥ satpuṣpaphalasaṃcayam | samādāya svatanayāsahito'gāddharāṃtikam

Translation

Brahmā said: Then the Lord of the Mountain (Himālaya), delighted at heart, gathered a fine collection of flowers and fruits and, accompanied by his own daughter, went to the presence of Dharā (the Earth).

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/Perfect), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/particle (अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भ)

• śaila-patiḥ: lord of the mountain (Himālaya)
• śaila-patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘śailasya patiḥ’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• hṛṣṭaḥ: delighted
• hṛṣṭaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √hṛṣ हृष्)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sat-puṣpa-phala-saṃcayam: a collection of fine flowers and fruits
• sat-puṣpa-phala-saṃcayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃcaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (determinative; ‘good flowers and fruits’ + ‘collection’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• samādāya: having taken
• samādāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√dā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्; here ल्यप्), ‘having taken up’

• sva-tanayā-sahitaḥ: accompanied by his daughter
• sva-tanayā-sahitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + tanayā (प्रातिपदिक) + sahita (कृदन्त; √sah सह्)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (सह-समास/associative: ‘with his daughter’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• agāt: went
• agāt: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्/Aorist), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• dharā-antikam: to the vicinity of Dharā (Pārvatī)
• dharā-antikam: Karma (कर्म; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharā (प्रातिपदिक) + antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘dharāyāḥ antikam’), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Himalaya
• Parvati
• Dharā (Earth)

FAQs

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

It presents the devotional mood (bhakti) through simple, pure offerings—flowers and fruits—showing that sincerity and auspicious intent prepare the ground for divine events connected with Śiva and Śakti.

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

Although the Liṅga is not named here, the act of collecting flowers and fruits reflects the standard upacāras of Saguna Śiva worship in the Purāṇic tradition—approaching the sacred with reverence and offerings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer simple, sattvic items (flowers, fruits) with a focused mind and prayer; as a takeaway, one may pair such offering with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—in a calm devotional attitude.