Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

यद्यत्पुष्पादिकं दत्तं पूजाकाले गदाभृते । गात्रे शिरसि तत्सर्वं भिक्षुकस्य ददर्श ह

Transliteration

yadyatpuṣpādikaṃ dattaṃ pūjākāle gadābhṛte | gātre śirasi tatsarvaṃ bhikṣukasya dadarśa ha

Translation

Whatever flowers and other offerings had been given at the time of worship to the mace-bearing Lord, he then saw all of that resting upon the body and head of that mendicant.

Word by Word

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; relative pronoun (यत्)

• yat: each (whatever)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; repetition for distributive sense (यद्यत् = whatever, each and every)

• puṣpa-ādikam: flowers and the like
• puṣpa-ādikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (puṣpa + ādika = flowers etc.)

• dattam: given
• dattam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु) → datta (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; passive past participle ‘given’

• pūjā-kāle: at the time of worship
• pūjā-kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; locative of time (पूजाकाले)

• gadā-bhṛte: to the mace-bearer
• gadā-bhṛte: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhṛt (भृत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; dative (to the mace-bearer)

• gātre: on the body
• gātre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative

• śirasi: on the head
• śirasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; adjective qualifying ‘tat’

• bhikṣukasya: of the mendicant
• bhikṣukasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhikṣuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive (of the mendicant)

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ha: indeed
• ha: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/पादपूरण; emphasis/indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that the true fruit of worship is not confined to the altar—offerings become meaningful when grace reveals where devotion has actually “landed,” teaching humility and the Shaiva emphasis on inner transformation over mere display.

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

Just as Linga-puja trains the mind to see Śiva in a sanctified form, this verse extends that vision into life: the sacred is recognized beyond the shrine, implying that sincere devotion culminates in perceiving divinity and sanctity in unexpected vessels.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform puja with bhakti and then contemplate where the offering truly belongs—practice internal offering (mānasa-pūjā), and cultivate humility (seeing Śiva’s presence in ascetics, devotees, and the poor) as a daily sādhanā.