Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

भ्रातरः सकला जग्मुर्मैनाकप्रमुखास्तदा । जयशब्दं प्रब्रुवन्तो महाहर्षसमन्विताः

Transliteration

bhrātaraḥ sakalā jagmurmainākapramukhāstadā | jayaśabdaṃ prabruvanto mahāharṣasamanvitāḥ

Translation

Then all the brothers—led by Maināka—set forth together, crying “Victory!” and filled with great joy.

Word by Word

• भ्रातरः: brothers
• भ्रातरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सकलाः: all
• सकलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying भ्रातरः)

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• मैनाक-प्रमुखाः: with Maināka as leader
• मैनाक-प्रमुखाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैनाक + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘मैनाकः प्रमुखः येषाम्’ (with Maināka as chief)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• जय-शब्दम्: the shout ‘jaya!’
• जय-शब्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘जय इति शब्दः’ (cry of victory)

• प्रब्रुवन्तः: uttering
• प्रब्रुवन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘saying/uttering’

• महा-हर्ष-समन्विताः: filled with great joy
• महा-हर्ष-समन्विताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + हर्ष + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘महाहर्षेण समन्विताः’ (endowed with great joy)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: jaya

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Mainaka

FAQs

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

It depicts collective auspicious momentum—devotees and divine allies moving with joyful certainty, where “jaya” expresses faith that Shiva’s grace and dharma will prevail.

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

The exclamation “jaya” reflects Saguna-bhakti—celebrating Shiva’s manifest līlā and victories—an attitude also central to Linga worship through praise, kīrtana, and auspicious invocation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa and kīrtana of Shiva’s names—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed with uplifted, victorious resolve.