Shloka 6

पार्वत्याः तपः—हिमालयादिभिः उपदेशः / Pārvatī’s Austerity and Counsel from Himālaya and Others

Devanagari script

अतो हि निर्विकार त्वात्त्वामादातुं वरां हराः । नागमिष्यति देवेशि तं कथं प्रार्थयिष्यसि

Transliteration

ato hi nirvikāra tvāttvāmādātuṃ varāṃ harāḥ | nāgamiṣyati deveśi taṃ kathaṃ prārthayiṣyasi

Translation

Therefore, O Devī, because Lord Hara is changeless and without modification, He will not come to take you as His bride. How, then, will you be able to petition Him?

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेत्वर्थक-अव्यय (inferential/causal adverb): ‘therefore/for this reason’

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारण/कारण-प्रदर्शक

• निर्विकारत्वात्: because of (his) changelessness
• निर्विकारत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्विकारत्व (प्रातिपदिक; निर्विकार + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause): ‘because of being changeless’

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आदातुम्: to take (as wife)
• आदातुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive): ‘to take/accept’

• वराम्: excellent/choice
• वराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘त्वाम्’

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• आगमिष्यति: will come
• आगमिष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवेशि: O goddess, mistress of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘देवानाम् ईशः’ इति देवेशः, तस्य स्त्री-सम्बोधन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• प्रार्थयिष्यसि: will you request/seek
• प्रार्थयिष्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Parvatī (addressed as Deveśī by her interlocutor; speaker inferred as her mother Menā discouraging her resolve)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the transcendence of Hara as nirvikāra (unchanging), implying that union with Śiva is not obtained by ordinary worldly expectations but through steadfast devotion and spiritual fitness, a key Shaiva insight into how the Supreme responds to sincere tapas and bhakti.

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

Though Śiva is described as changeless (nirvikāra), devotees approach him through accessible forms—especially the Śiva-liṅga as a saguna support for worship—showing that the transcendent Lord is realized through disciplined devotion, mantra, and ritual presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is perseverance in Śiva-upāsanā: japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), liṅga-pūjā with reverence, and sustained tapas as inner purification—rather than relying on mere social or emotional appeal.