Shloka 24

हिमालयस्य निर्णयः — शिवाय पार्वत्याः प्रदाने

Himālaya’s Resolution to Give Pārvatī to Śiva

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । देवदेव महादेव परमेश महाप्रभो । शृण्वस्मद्वचनं प्रीत्या यत्कृतं सेवकैस्तव

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | devadeva mahādeva parameśa mahāprabho | śṛṇvasmadvacanaṃ prītyā yatkṛtaṃ sevakaistava

Translation

The sages said: “O God of gods, O Mahādeva, O Supreme Lord, O Great Master—please listen with gracious delight to our words, to what has been done by your attendants.”

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd person plural)

• देवदेव: O God of gods
• देवदेव: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘देवानां देवः’)

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः

• परमेश: O Supreme Lord
• परमेश: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः

• महाप्रभो: O great master
• महाप्रभो: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd person singular)

• अस्मत्-वचनम्: our word/speech
• अस्मत्-वचनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अस्माकं वचनम्)

• प्रीत्या: with pleasure; gladly
• प्रीत्या: हेतु/करण (Hetu or Karaṇa/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular); भाववाचक

• यत्: that which
• यत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (relative pronoun; here correlating to ‘that which’)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; predicate to यत्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘done/made’

• सेवकैः: by (your) servants
• सेवकैः: कर्ता (Karta/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

Speaker

The sages (ṛṣis)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It models the Shaiva devotional attitude: approaching Pati (Lord Śiva) with humility, reverence, and loving request, acknowledging him as the Supreme Lord who responds through grace (anugraha).

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

The sages address Śiva in personal, Saguna terms—“Devadeva, Mahādeva”—showing that worship often begins with heartfelt praise and surrender, which is foundational to Linga-upāsanā and other forms of Shiva bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin Shiva worship with respectful invocation and prayerful listening—reciting names like “Devadeva, Mahādeva” and then offering one’s request with devotion, as in mantra-japa and pūjā.