Shloka 18

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्नवसरे देवा मुने विष्ण्वादयस्तथा । मुनयश्च समागम्य गर्भस्थां तुष्टुवुश्शिवाम्

Transliteration

tasminnavasare devā mune viṣṇvādayastathā | munayaśca samāgamya garbhasthāṃ tuṣṭuvuśśivām

Translation

At that very time, O sage, the gods—Vishnu and the others—and the seers assembled together and offered praises to Śivā, who was abiding within the womb.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अवसरे: occasion/time
• अवसरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विष्णु-आदयः: Vishnu and others
• विष्णु-आदयः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘Vishnu and others’)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Adverb/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (thus/also)

• मुनयः: the sages
• मुनयः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• समागम्य: having assembled
• समागम्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having assembled/come together’

• गर्भस्थाम्: being in the womb
• गर्भस्थाम्: कर्म (Karma qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्भस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying शिवाम्)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवाम्: Śivā (the Goddess)
• शिवाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas
• Munis
• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It shows that even the devas and great sages approach the Divine through stuti (praise), acknowledging Śivā-Śakti as the auspicious, grace-giving power that nurtures and protects the cosmic purpose even before birth.

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

The verse highlights Saguna worship—devotional praise directed to the manifest divine reality. In Shaiva understanding, Linga-worship honors Shiva as the transcendent Pati, while praising Śivā (Śakti) affirms the inseparable Shiva–Shakti unity through which grace and manifestation operate.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is stotra-pāṭha (recitation of hymns) with bhakti and reverence; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may pair such praise with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize auspiciousness and divine protection.