Shloka 49

गोत्र-प्रवर-प्रश्नः तथा तिथ्यादि-कीर्तनं

Gotra–Pravara Inquiry and Proclamation of Auspicious Time

Devanagari script

हिमालयस्तुष्टमनाः पार्वतीशि वप्रीतये । नानाविधानि द्रव्याणि ददौ तत्र मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

himālayastuṣṭamanāḥ pārvatīśi vaprītaye | nānāvidhāni dravyāṇi dadau tatra munīśvara

Translation

O lord among sages, the Himalaya—his heart filled with joy—thereupon bestowed many kinds of valuable offerings, desiring to please both Pārvatī and Śiva.

Word by Word

• हिमालयः: Himālaya
• हिमालयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तुष्टमनाः: with a pleased mind
• तुष्टमनाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त, √तुष्) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—तुष्टं मनो यस्य सः (having a pleased mind)

• पार्वतीशिवप्रीतये: for the pleasure of Pārvatī and Śiva
• पार्वतीशिवप्रीतये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती + शिव + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; समासः—पार्वत्याः शिवस्य च प्रीतिः (समाहारार्थे/द्वन्द्व-आश्रित-तत्पुरुषभावः; प्रयोजन-द्योतनम्)

• नानाविधानि: various kinds of
• नानाविधानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—नाना एव विधानि (various kinds)

• द्रव्याणि: items/wealth
• द्रव्याणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन/प्रथमा एकवचन (contextually vocative); समासः—मुनीनां ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; continues the wedding-gifting narrative where Himālaya offers valuables to please the divine couple.

Significance: Emphasizes pleasing both Śiva and Śakti: in Śaiva devotion, service to the divine couple is treated as a complete (sāṅga) approach to grace—household welfare and spiritual merit through dāna and bhakti.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It presents dāna (devotional giving) as an outward expression of inner bhakti—Himālaya’s joy becomes service offered for the pleasure of Pārvatī and Śiva, aligning the devotee’s will with the Lord (Pati) rather than personal gain.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the principle is Saguna worship: pleasing Śiva through tangible offerings made with reverence. In Shaiva practice, such offerings culminate in Liṅga-pūjā where the devotee offers substances as symbols of surrender and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is sincere offering (naivedya/dāna) accompanied by remembrance of Śiva—ideally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—so the act becomes worship rather than mere charity.