Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

मूर्च्छां संप्राप्य सा दुर्गा सुदृष्ट्वा हृदि शंकरम् । त्रिशूलादिकचिह्नानि बिभ्रतं चातिसुन्दरम्

Transliteration

mūrcchāṃ saṃprāpya sā durgā sudṛṣṭvā hṛdi śaṃkaram | triśūlādikacihnāni bibhrataṃ cātisundaram

Translation

Overcome by a swoon, the Goddess Durgā beheld Śaṅkara within her own heart—exceedingly beautiful, bearing the marks and emblems such as the trident and the rest.

Word by Word

• mūrcchām: fainting, swoon
• mūrcchām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrcchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• saṃprāpya: having attained/reached
• saṃprāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√prāp (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable; action prior to main verb

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• durgā: Durgā
• durgā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• sudṛṣṭvā: having seen well/clearly
• sudṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: su-√dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable; upasarga/prefix: su- (intensive/auspicious)

• hṛdi: in the heart
• hṛdi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसक), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/सप्तमी), Ekavacana

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṃkaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• triśūla-ādika-cihnāni: marks such as the trident, etc.
• triśūla-ādika-cihnāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triśūla (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक) + cihna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) with ādika ‘etc.’; Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Prathamā vibhakti, Bahuvacana (plural/बहुवचन)

• bibhratam: bearing, holding
• bibhratam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhṛ (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Present active participle (शतृ/वर्तमानकृदन्त), Accusative singular masculine (द्वितीया एकवचन पुं) agreeing with śaṃkaram

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक)

• ati-sundaram: very beautiful
• ati-sundaram: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + sundara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘very-beautiful’; Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana agreeing with śaṃkaram

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Durga

FAQs

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

It highlights inner revelation: through intense devotion and divine grace, the Goddess perceives Śiva (Pati) within the heart, showing that true recognition of the Lord is an inward awakening, not merely external seeing.

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

The verse presents Saguna-dhyāna—Śiva seen with identifiable emblems like the trident—supporting devotional worship where form guides the mind inward, culminating in heart-centered realization that complements Linga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Śiva-dhyāna: meditate on Śaṅkara in the heart with his auspicious symbols, supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady devotional recollection.