Shloka 10

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

Devanagari script

ध्यानपंजरनिर्बद्धमुनिमानसमप्यलम् । दर्शनाद्भ्रंशने शक्तां योषिद्गणशिरोमणिम्

Transliteration

dhyānapaṃjaranirbaddhamunimānasamapyalam | darśanādbhraṃśane śaktāṃ yoṣidgaṇaśiromaṇim

Translation

She was the crown-jewel among women—so powerful that, merely by being seen, she could unsettle even the mind of a sage firmly bound within the cage of meditation.

Word by Word

• ध्यानपंजरनिर्बद्ध: bound in the cage of meditation
• ध्यानपंजरनिर्बद्ध: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान + पंजर + निर्बद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कृदन्त—क्त (निर्बद्ध = bound); समासः—तत्पुरुष (ध्यान-पंजर-निर्बद्ध = bound in the cage of meditation)

• मुनिमानसम्: the sage’s mind
• मुनिमानसम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनेः मानसम् = the sage’s mind)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: समुच्चय/अन्वय (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• अलम्: enough; sufficiently
• अलम्: विशेषणार्थ-अव्यय (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/पर्याप्त्यर्थक (expressing sufficiency/ability)

• दर्शनात्: from seeing; by sight
• दर्शनात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• भ्रंशने: in deviation/fall
• भ्रंशने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (भ्रंशने = in falling/deviation)

• शक्ताम्: capable, powerful
• शक्ताम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• योषित्-गण-शिरोमणिम्: the foremost among women
• योषित्-गण-शिरोमणिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित् + गण + शिरोमणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (योषितां गणस्य शिरोमणिः = crest-jewel of the group of women)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights how formidable māyā-like attraction can be: even a disciplined ascetic mind may waver. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, steadiness arises when the mind is anchored in Pati (Shiva) through devotion and right knowledge, not merely by suppression.

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

The verse implies the need for a stable support for contemplation. In practice, Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upāsanā with mantra—gives the mind a sacred, concentrated form, helping it transcend sensory disturbance and mature toward inner realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate dhyāna supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to recollection and restraint of the senses.