Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

पार्वत्यपि सखीयुक्ता रूपं कृत्वा तु सार्थकम् । जगाम स्वपितुर्गेहं महादेवेति वादिनी

Transliteration

pārvatyapi sakhīyuktā rūpaṃ kṛtvā tu sārthakam | jagāma svapiturgehaṃ mahādeveti vādinī

Translation

Pārvatī too, accompanied by her companions, assumed a fitting and purposeful appearance, and went to her father’s house, continually speaking of Mahādeva.

Word by Word

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थे ‘also/indeed’

• सखी-युक्ता: accompanied by a friend
• सखी-युक्ता: विशेषण (Adjectival to कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त, √युज्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सख्याः युक्ता’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; युक्ता = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• रूपम्: a form
• रूपम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) ‘having done/made’

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वय ‘but/indeed’

• सार्थकम्: meaningful/appropriate
• सार्थकम्: विशेषण (Adjectival to कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; रूपम् इति विशेषण

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्व-पितुः: of her own father
• स्व-पितुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘स्वस्य पितुः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• गेहम्: house
• गेहम्: कर्म/देश (Karma; goal/place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महादेव: Mahādeva
• महादेव: सम्बोधन/उद्धरण (Quoted appellation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इति-शब्देन सह उद्धृत-नाम (quoted name)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• वादिनी: the one who said/called
• वादिनी: कर्ता (Karta; apposition to पार्वती)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वादिन्-शब्दस्य स्त्री-रूपम्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: महादेव इति (mahādeva iti)

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Mahadeva

FAQs

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

It highlights Mahādeva-smaraṇa—constant remembrance of Śiva—as a core bhakti practice: Pārvatī’s mind and speech remain anchored in the Lord even while engaging in worldly movement and family duties.

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

By repeating “Mahādeva,” Pārvatī turns her attention to Saguna Śiva (the worshipable, name-and-form aspect). In Śaiva Siddhānta, such nāma-japa supports inner purity and prepares the devotee for deeper realization of Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is nāma-japa and japa-in-action: repeating “Mahādeva” or the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while performing daily duties, maintaining continuous devotional recollection.