Shloka 27

हिमालयस्य निर्णयः — शिवाय पार्वत्याः प्रदाने

Himālaya’s Resolution to Give Pārvatī to Śiva

Devanagari script

गच्छ शीघ्रं महादेव हिमाचलगृहं प्रभो । विवाहय यथा रीतिः पार्वतीमात्मजन्मने

Transliteration

gaccha śīghraṃ mahādeva himācalagṛhaṃ prabho | vivāhaya yathā rītiḥ pārvatīmātmajanmane

Translation

“Go quickly, O Mahādeva, O Lord, to the home of Himācala. In accordance with proper custom, solemnize the marriage of Pārvatī for the sake of your own divine manifestation (incarnation).”

Word by Word

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

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative; manner/time)

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

• हिमाचलगृहम्: the house of Himācala
• हिमाचलगृहम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमाचल + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हिमाचलस्य गृहं)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• विवाहय: marry (her)
• विवाहय: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + वह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd person singular); णिजन्त (causative) प्रयोगः—‘cause to be married / marry’

• यथा: according to
• यथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/उपमानवाचक (indeclinable: as/according to)

• रीतिः: the custom/rite
• रीतिः: अधिकरण/मान (Standard/Norm)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• आत्मजन्मने: for your own birth (i.e., for your incarnation/purpose)
• आत्मजन्मने: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (Sampradāna/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आत्मनः जन्म)

Speaker

Brahmā (inferred, as the divine arranger who directs Śiva toward the Himālaya household in the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa marriage narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Himachala

FAQs

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

The verse frames Śiva’s marriage to Pārvatī as a dharmic, ritually ordered act that supports cosmic balance—showing how the Supreme (Pati) willingly adopts Saguna līlā to uplift beings and stabilize creation.

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

It highlights Saguna Śiva’s accessible, personal form—Śiva participates in worldly rites without being bound by them, guiding devotees to worship both the formless truth and the manifest Lord through devotion and proper observance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The emphasis is on “yathā rītiḥ” (proper rite): devotees can honor Śiva with disciplined worship—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and reverent observance of auspicious vows such as Mahāśivarātri.