Shloka 10

पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्

Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman

Devanagari script

ये भजंति च तं प्रीत्या शक्तीशं शंकरं सदा । तस्मै शक्तित्रयं शंभुः स ददाति सदाव्ययम्

Transliteration

ye bhajaṃti ca taṃ prītyā śaktīśaṃ śaṃkaraṃ sadā | tasmai śaktitrayaṃ śaṃbhuḥ sa dadāti sadāvyayam

Translation

Those who always worship Śaṅkara—Śambhu, the Lord of Śakti—with loving devotion: to them Śambhu grants the threefold divine power, imperishable and everlasting.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• भजन्ति: worship/serve
• भजन्ति: क्रिया (verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध-बोधक (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• प्रीत्या: with love/devotion
• प्रीत्या: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• शक्तीशम्: the Lord of Śakti
• शक्तीशम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शक्तेः ईशः = शक्तीशः ‘Lord of Śakti’

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• सदा: always
• सदा: कालाधिकरण (time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• तस्मै: to him/to that one
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/चतुर्थी), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter)

• शक्ति-त्रयम्: the triad of powers
• शक्ति-त्रयम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); द्विगु-समास (numerical): त्रयम् शक्तीनाम् = ‘three powers’

• शम्भुः: Śambhu
• शम्भुः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: क्रिया (verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदा-अव्ययम्: ever-imperishable
• सदा-अव्ययम्: विशेषण (adjectival to कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); कर्मधारय-समास: सदा + अव्ययम् = ‘ever-imperishable/always undecaying’ (qualifying शक्ति-त्रयम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s glory to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General phalaśruti sense: loving bhajana of Śaṅkara yields empowerment (śakti-traya) and steadiness in sādhana.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that loving, continual devotion to Śiva as the Lord of Śakti draws His anugraha (grace), by which the seeker receives enduring spiritual empowerment that supports liberation and steady dharma.

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

The verse praises constant bhajana of Śaṅkara (Saguna worship), which is commonly performed through Śiva-liṅga pūjā; through such accessible worship, the devotee becomes fit to receive Śiva’s śakti (transforming power) and inner steadiness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to regular bhakti-based worship—daily Śiva pūjā and japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—performed with prīti (loving intent), as the essential practice that invites Śiva’s lasting grace.