Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

फलपुष्पादिकं सर्वं तत्तदग्रे निधाय सः । अग्रे कृत्वा सुतां शम्भुमिदमाह च शैलराट्

Transliteration

phalapuṣpādikaṃ sarvaṃ tattadagre nidhāya saḥ | agre kṛtvā sutāṃ śambhumidamāha ca śailarāṭ

Translation

Placing in front (of Śambhu) all those offerings—fruits, flowers, and the like—he then set his daughter before Lord Śambhu; and the king of mountains spoke these words.

Word by Word

• phala-puṣpa-ādikam: fruits, flowers, and the like
• phala-puṣpa-ādikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva-like enumerative base (‘fruits and flowers etc.’), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat-tat: each and every (item)
• tat-tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Repetitive demonstrative (तत्तत्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Indeclinable-like usage as qualifier; agreeing with implied offerings

• agre: in front
• agre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial locative used as avyaya (सप्तमी-अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)

• nidhāya: having placed
• nidhāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having placed’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• agre: in front
• agre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial locative used as avyaya (सप्तमी-अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)

• kṛtvā: having placed/made
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having made/placed’

• sutām: his daughter
• sutām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śambhum: to Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhum: Karma (कर्म; toward whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• idam: this (speech)
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/निपात)

• śaila-rāṭ: the king of mountains
• śaila-rāṭ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + rāṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (determinative: ‘mountain’ + ‘king’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); epithet of Himālaya

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed through simple upacāras—placing pure offerings before Śambhu and approaching Him with reverence. In a Śaiva Siddhānta sense, such devotion purifies the paśu (bound soul) and turns attention toward Pati (Śiva), loosening the bonds (pāśa) of ego and possessiveness.

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

The act of placing fruits and flowers ‘in front’ reflects standard Saguna Śiva worship—offerings made to Śiva as present and accessible in form (often as the Liṅga). It underscores that sincere, orderly pūjā is an authentic way to relate to Śiva’s grace-bestowing presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A basic Śiva-pūjā sequence is implied: arrange offerings (flowers, fruits) before Śiva, then stand/sit with humility and prayerful intent. Practically, one may pair this with quiet japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while making the offerings.