Shloka 43

देवगुरुप्रेषणम्

Himālaya Mission of the Gods’ Preceptor / The Gods Send Their Guru

Devanagari script

मया ज्ञातं हराय त्वं स्वसुतां दातुमिच्छसि । इमां पद्मसमां दिव्यां वररूपां सुलक्षणाम्

Transliteration

mayā jñātaṃ harāya tvaṃ svasutāṃ dātumicchasi | imāṃ padmasamāṃ divyāṃ vararūpāṃ sulakṣaṇām

Translation

I have understood that you wish to give your own daughter to Hara (Śiva). This maiden—divine, lotus-like, of excellent beauty, and endowed with auspicious marks—is indeed fit for Him.

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ज्ञातम्: known/understood
• ज्ञातम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोग: 'known'

• हराय: for Hara (Śiva)
• हराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्व-सुताम्: (your) own daughter
• स्व-सुताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: स्वा सुताः = own daughter

• दातुम्: to give
• दातुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive), 'to give'

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इमाम्: this (woman)
• इमाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पद्म-समाम्: lotus-like
• पद्म-समाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: पद्मेन समा (like a lotus)

• दिव्याम्: divine
• दिव्याम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वर-रूपाम्: of excellent beauty
• वर-रूपाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: वरं रूपं यस्याः/वररूपा

• सु-लक्षणाम्: well-featured; auspicious
• सु-लक्षणाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: सु-लक्षणा (well-marked, auspiciously featured)

Speaker

Himavat (Himālaya), inferred as speaking to Menā while discussing Pārvatī’s marriage to Śiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it belongs to the marriage (vivāha) trajectory where Himavat recognizes the destined union of his daughter with Hara—an archetype of Śiva-Śakti integration.

Significance: Contemplation of Umāpati-tattva: the devotee seeks grace (anugraha) through honoring the divinely ordained Śiva-Śakti union, which in Siddhānta is the salvific governance of Pati over paśu and pāśa.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse frames Pārvatī as divinely qualified and auspicious, indicating that her union with Hara (Śiva) is not merely social but a dharmic, grace-filled alignment—Śakti returning to her eternal Lord, supporting the Shaiva view of Śiva-Śakti as the complete reality.

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

By naming Śiva as “Hara,” the verse points to Saguna Śiva who removes bondage (pāśa) and accepts devotion; in lived worship this is approached through the Liṅga as the accessible, consecrated form of Śiva for bhakti, vows, and marital auspiciousness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

While no specific rite is commanded, the takeaway aligns with Parvatī’s Shaiva path: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Liṅga-pūjā with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) as a discipline for purity and auspiciousness.