Shloka 42

Devanagari script

मेनोवाच । धन्याहं सर्वथा जाता पार्वत्या जन्मनाधुना । धन्यो गिरीश्वरोप्यद्य सर्वं धन्यतमं मम

Transliteration

menovāca | dhanyāhaṃ sarvathā jātā pārvatyā janmanādhunā | dhanyo girīśvaropyadya sarvaṃ dhanyatamaṃ mama

Translation

Menā said: “In every way I am blessed today, now that Pārvatī has been born. Blessed too is Girīśvara (Lord Śiva) this very day. Everything that is mine has become most blessed.”

Word by Word

• मेना: Menā
• मेना: Karta (कर्ता/ वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb of speaking)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धन्या: blessed
• धन्या: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (अहम्)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वथा: in every way
• सर्वथा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: in every way)

• जाता: have become
• जाता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि-भावे: ‘have become’

• पार्वत्या: through Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Karana (करण/Instrument—cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• जन्मना: by (her) birth
• जन्मना: Karana (करण/Instrument—by (her) birth)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (now/at present)

• धन्यः: blessed
• धन्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (गिरीश्वरः)

• गिरीश्वरः: Lord of mountains (Himālaya)
• गिरीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: गिरिणाम् ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (also)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (today/now)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समष्टिवाचक (as predicate: ‘everything’)

• धन्यतमम्: most blessed
• धन्यतमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective of सर्वम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (तद्धित/तरतम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उत्तम-तुलनात्मक (superlative)

• मम: of me/mine
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Menā (mother of Pārvatī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Himalayan Śiva as Girīśvara is especially associated with Kedāra: the mountain-lord who grants purification and steadfastness; the verse’s ‘Girīśvara’ naturally evokes the Himalayan sthala memory.

Significance: Pilgrimage to Kedāra is sought for removal of heavy karmic burdens and for Śiva’s grace (anugraha) as the mountain-lord.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse frames Pārvatī’s birth as pure auspiciousness (dhanya) arising from Śiva’s grace: the descent of Śakti into the world renews dharma and opens a path for beings to approach Pati (Śiva) through devotion and right relationship.

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

By praising Girīśvara (Śiva) in the context of Pārvatī’s birth, the text highlights Saguna Śiva—Śiva approachable through divine forms, names, and līlā. Such auspicious events intensify bhakti that often expresses itself in Liṅga-pūjā as the central Shaiva mode of worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is gratitude and auspicious remembrance: offer simple Śiva-pūjā (water, bilva leaves) while mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” dedicating the merit to Śiva-Śakti and the welfare of one’s family and lineage.