Shloka 45

पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्

Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman

Devanagari script

त्यज्यतां च त्वया लज्जा मम पत्नी सनातनी । गिरिजे त्वं हि सद्बुध्या विचारय महेश्वरि

Transliteration

tyajyatāṃ ca tvayā lajjā mama patnī sanātanī | girije tvaṃ hi sadbudhyā vicāraya maheśvari

Translation

O Girijā, abandon this shyness. You are My eternal consort. With your noble discernment, reflect well upon this, O Maheśvarī.

Word by Word

• त्यज्यताम्: let (it) be abandoned
• त्यज्यताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive imperative): ‘let it be abandoned’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया एकवचन (instrumental sg.)

• लज्जा: shyness, modesty
• लज्जा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (gen. sg.)

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• सनातनी: eternal
• सनातनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying patnī)

• गिरिजे: O Girijā
• गिरिजे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन (voc. sg.)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• सद्बुध्या: with good understanding
• सद्बुध्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + बुधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: सद्-बुधिः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• विचारय: consider, reflect
• विचारय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense not intended—simple ‘consider’

• महेश्वरि: O Maheśvarī
• महेश्वरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन (voc. sg.)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

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 affirms Shiva–Shakti’s eternal unity: Parvati is not a mere worldly bride but the Sanātanī consort. Spiritually, it teaches that hesitation (lajjā) should be transcended through sadbuddhi—clear, dharmic discernment aligned with the Lord.

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

In Saguna devotion, Shiva guides the devotee personally, as he guides Parvati here. Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana similarly leads the seeker from emotional doubt to steady contemplation, recognizing Shiva as Pati (Lord) and Shakti as his inseparable power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is contemplative japa with steady resolve—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to dissolve inner hesitation and establish clarity (sadbuddhi) before worship, whether in Linga-pūjā, bhasma (tripuṇḍra) dhāraṇa, or Rudrākṣa-supported meditation.