Shloka 10

Devanagari script

परितः परितो रंभास्तम्भवृन्दसमन्विते । पतिपुत्रवतीयोषित्समूहैर्दीपहस्तकैः

Transliteration

paritaḥ parito raṃbhāstambhavṛndasamanvite | patiputravatīyoṣitsamūhairdīpahastakaiḥ

Translation

All around, the place was adorned with clusters of plantain pillars; and it was encircled by groups of married women—blessed with husbands and sons—each holding lamps in their hands.

Word by Word

• परितः: all around
• परितः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• परितः: on every side
• परितः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic repetition)

• रंभा-स्तम्भ-वृन्द-समन्विते: in/at (a place) furnished with clusters of plantain-stems
• रंभा-स्तम्भ-वृन्द-समन्विते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रंभा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्+अनु+√इ (धातु) + क्त/PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रंभास्तम्भवृन्देन समन्विते = ‘endowed with clusters of plantain-stems’)

• पति-पुत्र-वती-योषित्-समूहैः: by groups of women having husbands and sons
• पति-पुत्र-वती-योषित्-समूहैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वती (प्रातिपदिक/स्त्री-प्रत्ययान्त) + योषित् (प्रातिपदिक) + समूह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पतिपुत्रवतीनां योषितां समूहैः = ‘by groups of women who have husbands and sons’)

• दीप-हस्तकैः: with lamps-in-hand
• दीप-हस्तकैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दीपः हस्तके येषां तैः = ‘with lamps in (their) hands’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights maṅgala (auspiciousness): light (dīpa) signifies the illumination of consciousness, while the presence of women blessed with husband and sons reflects social and ritual completeness—an outer harmony that supports inner devotion toward Shiva and Shakti.

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

Lamp-bearing and festive adornment are classic upacāras (offerings) used in saguna worship; such arrangements prepare the sacred space for reverent darśana and pūjā, where the devotee approaches Shiva’s manifest form with purity and auspicious intent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform dīpa-sevā (offering/holding lamps) with a steady mind, optionally while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” treating the external light as a reminder to kindle inner awareness and devotion.