Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

ततस्सुनटरूपोसौ मेनकाया गणे मुदा । चक्रे सुनृत्यं विविधं गानं चातिमनोहरम्

Transliteration

tatassunaṭarūposau menakāyā gaṇe mudā | cakre sunṛtyaṃ vividhaṃ gānaṃ cātimanoharam

Translation

Then, assuming the form of a dancer, he joyfully performed exquisite and varied dances among Menakā’s attendants, and also sang in a manner that was exceedingly captivating.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/कालवाचक (then/from there)

• सु-नट-रूपः: having the form of an excellent actor
• सु-नट-रूपः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + नट + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (excellent + actor + form); पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषणम्

• असौ: he/that one
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (nominative)

• मेनकायाः: of Menakā
• मेनकायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेनका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; षष्ठी (genitive)

• गणे: in the group/assembly
• गणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (locative)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (instrumental); भाववाचक (with joy)

• चक्रे: did/made
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• सु-नृत्यम्: excellent dancing
• सु-नृत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + नृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (excellent dance); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (accusative)

• विविधम्: various
• विविधम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; विशेषणम्

• गानम्: singing/song
• गानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (accusative)

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

• अति-मनः-हरम्: very captivating
• अति-मनः-हरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + मनस् + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अत्यन्तं मनः हरति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Menaka

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Lord’s compassionate Saguna play: by adopting an accessible, beautiful form and delighting the assembly, Shiva draws beings toward devotion (bhakti) through uplifted mind and purified emotion, preparing the heart for higher knowledge.

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

While Linga worship points to Shiva’s transcendent reality, this scene emphasizes Saguna Shiva—His manifest, gracious presence. Both lead to the same Pati (Lord): the Linga as the formless-symbolic focus, and the leela as a personal, devotional encounter.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is devotional upāsanā through kīrtana and remembrance: chant the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady attention, offering music or rhythmic recitation as worship, keeping the mind absorbed in Shiva’s auspicious qualities.