Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

ततो ददर्श तं तात रुद्ररूपं महाद्भुतम् । पार्वती सहितं रम्यं विहसन्तं सुतेजसम्

Transliteration

tato dadarśa taṃ tāta rudrarūpaṃ mahādbhutam | pārvatī sahitaṃ ramyaṃ vihasantaṃ sutejasam

Translation

Then, dear one, he beheld Him in a wondrous Rudra-form—beautiful, radiant with supreme splendor, gently smiling, and accompanied by Pārvatī.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल-अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; temporal adverb

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

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• tāta: O dear (son)!
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative संबोधन

• rudra-rūpam: the form of Rudra
• rudra-rūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ‘Rudra-form’

• mahā-adbhutam: most wondrous
• mahā-adbhutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘very wonderful’

• pārvatī: with Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental (with Pārvatī)

• sahitam: accompanied
• sahitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; adjective ‘accompanied’ qualifying ‘tam’

• ramyam: beautiful
• ramyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; adjective ‘beautiful’

• vihasantam: smiling
• vihasantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-has (वि+हस् धातु) → vihasat (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘smiling/laughing’

• su-tejasam: radiant
• su-tejasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘of great splendor’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga scene; the culminating darśana is Rudra with Pārvatī, signaling the transition from concealment to grace (anugraha) in the revelation sequence.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Rudra

FAQs

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

The verse highlights darśana of Pati (Śiva as Rudra) together with Śakti (Pārvatī), indicating that divine grace is experienced as a living, luminous presence—Saguna Rudra—who reveals Himself to the devoted and purifies the seeker through His radiance and compassion.

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

While the Liṅga is the timeless sign of Śiva’s transcendence, this verse emphasizes Saguna revelation—Rudra’s personal form, smiling and radiant. It supports the Purāṇic teaching that Liṅga-worship and devotion to Śiva’s forms are complementary paths leading to Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on the luminous Rudra-form with Pārvatī (Śiva-Śakti), supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and steadying the mind in reverent remembrance (smaraṇa) to invite inner darśana.