Shloka 15

पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्

Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman

Devanagari script

कल्याणरूपिणस्तस्य सेवयेह न किं भवेत् । किं न्यूनं तस्य देवस्य मामिच्छति सदाशिवः

Transliteration

kalyāṇarūpiṇastasya sevayeha na kiṃ bhavet | kiṃ nyūnaṃ tasya devasya māmicchati sadāśivaḥ

Translation

By serving Him whose very nature is auspiciousness, what good could fail to arise here? What could be lacking in that Divine Lord, that Sadāśiva should desire me?

Word by Word

• कल्याणरूपिणः: of (him) who has an auspicious form
• कल्याणरूपिणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्याणरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कल्याण + रूपिन्), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; Genitive singular qualifying तस्य

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन; Genitive singular

• सेवया: by service
• सेवया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक; adverb ‘here/in this world’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय; negation

• किम्: what? (anything?)
• किम्: Prashna (प्रश्न/particle-like)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; interrogative used idiomatically

• भवेत्: might be/should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative 3rd sg

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; interrogative

• न्यूनम्: lacking/less
• न्यूनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न्यून (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; used predicatively ‘lacking/less’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन; Genitive singular

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; Genitive singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचन; Accusative singular

• इच्छति: desires/wants
• इच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative 3rd sg

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सदा + शिवः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Sadashiva

FAQs

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

It declares that Shiva is inherently kalyāṇa (pure auspiciousness), so sincere Shiva-sevā inevitably yields spiritual welfare—inner purification, removal of bondage, and readiness for Shiva’s grace.

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

Serving the auspicious Lord points to Saguna worship—approaching Shiva through accessible forms such as the Śiva-liṅga—where devotion becomes the means for receiving Sadāśiva’s compassionate choosing (anugraha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steady Shiva-sevā: daily liṅga-pūjā with pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and a bhakti attitude, trusting that worship of the kalyāṇa-svarūpa Lord cannot be fruitless.