Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

एवं स्वकन्यया हृष्टौ पितरौ भ्रातरस्तथा । जामयश्च महाप्रीत्या समूषुः प्रांगणे मुने

Transliteration

evaṃ svakanyayā hṛṣṭau pitarau bhrātarastathā | jāmayaśca mahāprītyā samūṣuḥ prāṃgaṇe mune

Translation

Thus, O sage, her parents, her brothers, and her sisters-in-law—delighted because of their own daughter—sat together in the courtyard with great joy.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• स्व-कन्यया: by/with their own daughter
• स्व-कन्यया: करण (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd) एकवचन; Instrumental singular; कर्मधारय: 'स्वा कन्या'

• हृष्टौ: delighted
• हृष्टौ: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हृष्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st) द्विवचन; Nominative dual; agrees with पितरौ

• पितरौ: the two parents
• पितरौ: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st) द्विवचन; Nominative dual

• भ्रातरः: brothers
• भ्रातरः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• तथा: also
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक अव्यय (also/likewise)

• जामयः: female relatives (sisters-in-law etc.)
• जामयः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• महा-प्रीत्या: with great joy/affection
• महा-प्रीत्या: करण/हेतु (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd) एकवचन; Instrumental singular; कर्मधारय: 'महती प्रीतिः'

• समूषुः: stayed/dwelt
• समूषुः: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्राङ्गणे: in the courtyard
• प्राङ्गणे: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राङ्गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th) एकवचन; Locative singular

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative) एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights auspicious harmony in the household as a supportive ground for dharma and devotion; joy arising around the divine narrative of Pārvatī is portrayed as a sign of grace that steadies the mind toward bhakti.

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

Though it does not mention the Liṅga directly, it sets the narrative atmosphere for Saguna Shiva’s līlā—events around Pārvatī that culminate in union with Śiva—encouraging devotees to see the divine present even in family and social settings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to cultivate sattvic joy and unity before worship—approaching Śiva-pūjā with a pleased, collected mind; devotees may pair this with simple japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a stabilizing practice.