Shloka 20

Devanagari script

सुगोत्री गोत्रहीनश्च कुलहीनः कुलीनकः । पार्वतीतपसा सोऽद्य जामाता ते न संशयः

Transliteration

sugotrī gotrahīnaśca kulahīnaḥ kulīnakaḥ | pārvatītapasā so'dya jāmātā te na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

He is of noble lineage—and yet beyond all lineage; without any clan—and yet the very perfection of a clan. By the power of Pārvatī’s tapas, today He has become your son-in-law—of this there is no doubt.

Word by Word

• सुगोत्री: of good lineage (good gotra)
• सुगोत्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + गोत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सु-गोत्री = शोभनं गोत्रं यस्य)

• गोत्रहीनः: devoid of gotra
• गोत्रहीनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोत्र + हीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गोत्रेण हीनः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• कुलहीनः: devoid of family (kula)
• कुलहीनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुल + हीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कुलेन हीनः)

• कुलीनकः: noble-born / of good family
• कुलीनकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुलीनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त-भाव (diminutive/derivative sense)

• पार्वतीतपसा: by Pārvatī’s austerity
• पार्वतीतपसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (तपस्), तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पार्वत्याः तपसा = by Pārvatī’s austerity)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• जामाता: son-in-law
• जामाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; (तव/ते)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic dialogue as it unfolds in the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as transcending social identity (gotra/kula) while being the source of all nobility, and it affirms that Pārvatī’s tapas has the spiritual potency to bring about divine grace and union—showing how disciplined devotion draws the Lord’s acceptance.

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

By describing Śiva as beyond worldly markers yet personally present as a “son-in-law,” the verse mirrors Linga worship: the Lord is nirguṇa in essence (beyond categories) and saguna in compassion (approachable through devotion, vow, and worship).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is tapas supported by bhakti—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), vow-based worship, and inner restraint—performed with the same steadiness and single-pointedness exemplified by Pārvatī.