Shloka 11

Devanagari script

हिमवानुवाच । हे नारद महाप्राज्ञागतो नैवाधुना शिवः । विवाहार्थं च पार्वत्यास्सगणस्सवरातकः

Transliteration

himavānuvāca | he nārada mahāprājñāgato naivādhunā śivaḥ | vivāhārthaṃ ca pārvatyāssagaṇassavarātakaḥ

Translation

Himavān said: “O Nārada, great wise one, Śiva has not yet arrived even now—He who is coming for Pārvatī’s marriage, accompanied by His gaṇas and with the bridal procession.”

Word by Word

• हिमवान्: Himavān
• हिमवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत्/हिमवान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वक्ता

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हे: O
• हे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हे (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधनसूचक-अव्यय (vocative particle)

• नारद: Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• महाप्राज्ञ: O greatly wise one
• महाप्राज्ञ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाप्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) = महा + प्राज्ञ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; विशेष्य-सम्बोधन (addressing Nārada)

• आगतः: has come
• आगतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृसम्बन्धी (agreeing with शिवः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (time adverb ‘now’)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• विवाहार्थम्: for the sake of marriage
• विवाहार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाहार्थ (प्रातिपदिक) = विवाह + अर्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (accusative of purpose)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction ‘and’)

• पार्वत्याः: of Pārvatī
• पार्वत्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• सगणः: with (his) attendants
• सगणः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सगण (प्रातिपदिक) = स + गण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying शिवः)

• सवरातकः: with the bridal procession
• सवरातकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सवरातक (प्रातिपदिक) = स + वरातक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying शिवः)

Speaker

Himavān (Himālaya), father of Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narada
• Parvati
• Ganas
• Himavan

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s gracious, manifest (saguṇa) participation in the world: the Supreme Pati accepts the sacred bond with Śakti (Pārvatī), showing that liberation and worldly order are harmonized when centered on Śiva.

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

Though Śiva is ultimately beyond form (niṣkala), this verse emphasizes His saguṇa līlā—arriving with gaṇas for the divine wedding—supporting devotional worship where the devotee approaches Śiva as the compassionate Lord who becomes accessible through form, rite, and story.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to contemplate Śiva as the auspicious Lord arriving to bless the devotee’s life, while chanting the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with bhakti; this aligns the mind with Śiva’s grace (anugraha) before undertaking sacred vows or ceremonies.