Shloka 43

हिमालयगृहे नारदस्य आगमनम् तथा विश्वकर्मनिर्मितवैभववर्णनम् — Nārada’s Arrival at Himālaya’s Palace and the Description of Viśvakarman’s Marvels

Devanagari script

अवश्यमेव शैलेशस्तुभ्यं दास्यति कन्यकाम् । त्वामानयितुमायाता इमे शैला न संशयः

Transliteration

avaśyameva śaileśastubhyaṃ dāsyati kanyakām | tvāmānayitumāyātā ime śailā na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Surely the Lord of the Mountains will give you his maiden daughter. These mountain-lords have come to escort you back—of this there is no doubt.

Word by Word

• अवश्यम्: certainly
• अवश्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: certainly/necessarily)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• शैल-ईशः: the lord of mountains (Himālaya)
• शैल-ईशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शैलानाम् ईशः)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दास्यति: will give
• दास्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कन्यकाम्: the maiden/daughter
• कन्यकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आनयितुम्: to bring
• आनयितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• आयाताः: have come
• आयाताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (having come)

• इमे: these
• इमे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण of शैलाः

• शैलाः: mountains (mountain-people/attendants)
• शैलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• न: no/not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता; अस्ति-लुप्तवाक्ये)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic dialogue and events of Pārvatī’s marriage)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms divine certainty (niścaya) in Shiva’s līlā: when devotion and dharma mature, obstacles and doubt fall away, and the destined union of Pati (Śiva) and Śakti (Pārvatī) manifests for the welfare of beings.

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

The verse supports Saguna Shiva-bhakti—Shiva approached as the personal Lord who accepts relationship and grace. In Linga worship, this translates to steadfast faith that the Lord receives offering and bestows auspiciousness, just as the marriage is presented as assured.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is unwavering sankalpa and japa: repeat the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with firm faith (na saṃśayaḥ), and support it with simple Shiva-upacāras such as vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as signs of steady devotion.