Shloka 19

पार्वत्याः पितृगृहगमनं तथा मङ्गलस्वागतम् | Pārvatī’s Return to Her Father’s House and the Auspicious Welcome

Devanagari script

तदा तां च रथे स्थाप्य सर्वे शोभान्विते वरे । पुरं प्रवेशयामासुस्सर्वे विप्रादयो मुदा

Transliteration

tadā tāṃ ca rathe sthāpya sarve śobhānvite vare | puraṃ praveśayāmāsussarve viprādayo mudā

Translation

Then, placing her upon an excellent chariot adorned with splendour, all of them—led by the brāhmaṇas—joyfully conducted her into the city.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: काल-अधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रथे: in/on the chariot
• रथे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• स्थाप्य: having seated/placed
• स्थाप्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā/Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), परस्मैपदी; ‘स्थाप्य’ = having placed/caused to be seated

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• शोभा-अन्विते: in the beautiful (chariot)
• शोभा-अन्विते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘शोभया अन्विते’ (endowed with beauty)

• वरे: in the excellent one
• वरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; ‘श्रेष्ठे’ (excellent)

• पुरम्: the city
• पुरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रवेशयामासुः: they led (her) in / caused (her) to enter
• प्रवेशयामासुः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; णिजन्त (causative): ‘caused to enter/led in’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• विप्र-आदयः: Brahmins and others
• विप्र-आदयः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘विप्राः आदयः येषां ते’ = Brahmins and others

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: करण (Karaṇa/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Brahmanas

FAQs

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

It highlights the sanctity of auspicious transition rites done with joy and dharmic order—where the community, led by brāhmaṇas, supports the devotee’s sacred passage, reflecting harmony between worldly dharma and devotion to Śiva.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna-bhakti: honouring Śiva’s divine household (Śiva–Pārvatī) and their līlā. Such remembrance is treated as auspicious and devotion-enhancing, preparing the mind for reverence toward Śiva’s manifest forms including the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Takeaway practice: perform a brief maṅgala-smaraṇa (auspicious remembrance) of Śiva–Pārvatī, and recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a joyful, sattvic mind before beginning any dharmic rite or daily worship.