Shloka 47

पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्

Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman

Devanagari script

न त्वादृशीम्प्रणयिनीं पश्यामि च त्रिलोकके । सर्वथाहं तवाधीनस्स्वकामः पूर्य्यतां शिवे

Transliteration

na tvādṛśīmpraṇayinīṃ paśyāmi ca trilokake | sarvathāhaṃ tavādhīnassvakāmaḥ pūryyatāṃ śive

Translation

I do not see, in all the three worlds, a beloved like you. In every way I am under your sway; therefore, O auspicious one (Śive), let my own desire be fulfilled.

Word by Word

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

• त्वादृशीम्: like you
• त्वादृशीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (acc. sg.); विशेषणम् (qualifying praṇayinīm)

• प्रणयिनीम्: beloved woman, loving one
• प्रणयिनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणयिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (acc. sg.)

• पश्यामि: I see, I find
• पश्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्/दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• त्रिलोकके: in the three worlds
• त्रिलोकके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास: त्रयः लोकाः; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (loc. sg.)

• सर्वथा: in every way
• सर्वथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: in every way)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (gen. sg.)

• अधीनः: dependent, under control
• अधीनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (nom. sg.); विशेषणम् (of aham)

• स्वकामः: one’s own desire
• स्वकामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: स्वस्य कामः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (nom. sg.)

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

• शिवे: O Śivā
• शिवे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन (voc. sg.)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights the mutual, grace-filled intimacy of Śiva and Śivā: even the Supreme Lord, in his saguna līlā, expresses loving dependence, teaching that divine union is rooted in affection, surrender, and auspiciousness (śivatva).

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

Though Liṅga worship points to the transcendent (nirguṇa) reality, this verse emphasizes saguna devotion—Śiva’s personal, relational aspect—showing that bhakti to Śiva-Śakti as a living presence is fully valid and spiritually elevating.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is heartfelt prayer (saṅkalpa) with surrender—reciting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while contemplating Śiva-Śakti unity, offering one’s desire to be purified and fulfilled by divine will.