Shloka 5

हिमालयस्य निर्णयः — शिवाय पार्वत्याः प्रदाने

Himālaya’s Resolution to Give Pārvatī to Śiva

Devanagari script

शैला ऊचुः । अधुना किं विमर्शेन कृतं कार्य्यं तथैव हि । उत्पन्नेयं महाभाग देवकार्यार्थमेव हि

Transliteration

śailā ūcuḥ | adhunā kiṃ vimarśena kṛtaṃ kāryyaṃ tathaiva hi | utpanneyaṃ mahābhāga devakāryārthameva hi

Translation

The Mountain-lords said: “What use is deliberation now? The deed has already been done. O greatly fortunate one, this daughter has indeed been born solely for the work of the gods.”

Word by Word

• शैलाः: the mountains
• शैलाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

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

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time/कालवाचक)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (interrogative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• विमर्शेन: by deliberation; by consideration
• विमर्शेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• कृतम्: done; accomplished
• कृतम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular)

• कार्य्यम्: the task; what is to be done
• कार्य्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular)

• तथा: thus; in that manner
• तथा: Prakāra (प्रकार/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Nipāta (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• हि: for; indeed
• हि: Nipāta (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; reason/emphasis)

• उत्पन्ना: arisen; born
• उत्पन्ना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्-पद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• इयम्: this (she)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्य/‘greatly fortunate’ as address); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• देवकार्यार्थम्: for the purpose of the gods' work
• देवकार्यार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-कार्य-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (devānāṃ kāryasya artham = for the purpose of the gods' task); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Nipāta (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• हि: for; indeed
• हि: Nipāta (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; reason/emphasis)

Speaker

Śailāḥ (the Mountain-lords, i.e., Himālaya and the mountain elders)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It affirms that events surrounding Pārvatī’s birth are not ordinary social happenings but part of Śiva’s cosmic order—where divine grace and destiny (īśvara-saṅkalpa) move creation toward dharma and liberation.

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

By stating a ‘divine purpose’ behind her manifestation, the verse supports the Shaiva view that Saguna forms and divine descents occur to restore dharma and enable devotees to approach the transcendent (Nirguna) Śiva through accessible worship such as Linga-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is surrender to Śiva’s will (śaraṇāgati) expressed through steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and consistent devotional discipline, rather than anxious over-deliberation.