Shloka 32

पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्

Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman

Devanagari script

स एव परमेशानस्सर्वेशो भक्तवत्सलः । संप्राप्तुम्मेऽभिलाषो हि दीनानुग्रहकारकम्

Transliteration

sa eva parameśānassarveśo bhaktavatsalaḥ | saṃprāptumme'bhilāṣo hi dīnānugrahakārakam

Translation

He alone is Parameśāna, the Supreme Lord, the Lord of all, tenderly devoted to His devotees. Truly, my longing is to attain Him—the One who bestows grace upon the humble and the afflicted.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed, alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/only)

• परम-ईशानः: the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईशानः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘परमः ईशानः’ (the supreme Lord)

• सर्व-ईशः: lord of all
• सर्व-ईशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वस्य ईशः’ (lord of all)

• भक्त-वत्सलः: affectionate to devotees
• भक्त-वत्सलः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘भक्तानां वत्सलः’ (affectionate to devotees)

• संप्राप्तुम्: to attain
• संप्राप्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (infinitive): ‘to attain/obtain’

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचन (gen./dat. sg. enclitic): ‘my/to me’ (here: genitive ‘my’)

• अभिलाषः: desire
• अभिलाषः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिलाष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कारण/निश्चयार्थक निपात (for/indeed)

• दीन-अनुग्रह-कारकम्: the one who shows grace to the distressed
• दीन-अनुग्रह-कारकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘दीनानाम् अनुग्रहं करोति’ (one who causes/does compassion to the poor); विशेषण (object of ‘संप्राप्तुम्’)

Speaker

Pārvatī (in prayerful aspiration toward Lord Śiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it is a doctrinal-bhakti assertion: Parameśāna is sarveśa and bhaktavatsala, specifically characterized as dīnānugrahakāraka (giver of grace to the humble).

Significance: Frames pilgrimage as grace-centered: the fruit is not merely puṇya but Śiva’s anugraha, approached through humility (dainyatā) and devotion (bhakti).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It centers liberation on Śiva’s anugraha (grace): the devotee’s sincere yearning to attain Pati (the Supreme Lord) is fulfilled because He is bhaktavatsala—moved by devotion and compassionate toward the dīna (humble/afflicted).

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

Calling Śiva “bhaktavatsala” supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching the Lord with attributes through Linga-worship, prayer, and surrender—trusting that the personal Lord responds with grace and nearness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct takeaway is heartfelt bhakti with remembrance of Śiva—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayer for anugraha, performed with humility (dainya-bhāva).