Shloka 36

पार्वतीप्रार्थना—हिमवत्पार्श्वे भिक्षुरूपेण याचनम् | Pārvatī’s Request: Śiva to Seek Her in Beggar-Form at Himālaya’s Court

Devanagari script

विस्तारय यशो लोके कृत्वा लीलां महाद्भुताम् । यत्सुगीय जना नाथांजसोत्तीर्णा भवाम्बुधेः

Transliteration

vistāraya yaśo loke kṛtvā līlāṃ mahādbhutām | yatsugīya janā nāthāṃjasottīrṇā bhavāmbudheḥ

Translation

O Lord, expand Your fame in the world by performing a supremely wondrous divine play—by singing of which people, O Protector, swiftly cross over the ocean of worldly becoming.

Word by Word

• विस्तारय: spread; expand
• विस्तारय: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विस्तारय् (धातु; √स्तॄ/√स्तृ? causative from विस्तार)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative/denominative sense: ‘cause to spread’)

• यशः: fame
• यशः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• लीलाम्: divine play
• लीलाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• महाद्भुताम्: greatly wondrous
• महाद्भुताम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा+अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying लीलाम्)

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• सुगीय: well to be sung/praised
• सुगीय: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु+गीय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गै/गाय् + य (gerundive/नीयार्थ) )
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन/बहुवचन-सम्भाव्य; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• नाथात्: from the Lord (as refuge/source)
• नाथात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अञ्जसा: easily; directly
• अञ्जसा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अञ्जसा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: straightaway/easily)

• उत्तीर्णाः: having crossed over
• उत्तीर्णाः: क्रियाविशेष्य/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्+तॄ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → उत्तीर्ण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• भवाम्बुधेः: of the ocean of worldly existence
• भवाम्बुधेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव+अम्बुधि (प्रातिपदिक; भवसागरः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General loka-saṅgraha motif: Śiva performs mahādbhuta-līlā so that its kīrtana (su-gīya) becomes a ferry across bhavāmbudhi (saṃsāra). This is the purāṇic logic behind kṣetra-māhātmya and līlā-kathā recitation at tīrthas.

Significance: Hearing/reciting Śiva-līlā (kathā-śravaṇa/kīrtana) is presented as a direct salvific practice—crossing saṃsāra by devotion and remembrance, culminating in Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that remembrance and praise of Shiva’s wondrous līlā becomes a direct means for devotees to cross saṃsāra, because the Lord’s grace (Pati) is awakened through bhakti and kīrtana.

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

By emphasizing Shiva’s līlā and “singable” glory, the verse points to Saguna worship—approaching Shiva with form and qualities through stotra, kīrtana, and devotion, which commonly accompanies Liṅga-pūjā in the Purāṇic tradition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular kīrtana/stotra-pāṭha of Shiva’s names and deeds—ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a steady practice for liberation-oriented devotion.