Shloka 24

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्थं कृत्वा महेशान्या गर्भस्थाया बहुस्तुतिम् । प्रसन्नमनसो देवास्स्वं स्वं धाम ययुस्तदा

Transliteration

brahmovāca | itthaṃ kṛtvā maheśānyā garbhasthāyā bahustutim | prasannamanaso devāssvaṃ svaṃ dhāma yayustadā

Translation

Brahmā said: Having thus offered abundant praises to Maheśānī while she was with child, the gods—their minds made serene and satisfied—then departed, each to his own abode.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: ‘thus’)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• महेशान्याः: of Maheśānī (Pārvatī)
• महेशान्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• गर्भस्थायाः: of (her) who was in the womb/pregnant
• गर्भस्थायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (धातु/कृदन्ताधार) → स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• बहु-स्तुतिम्: much praise
• बहु-स्तुतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रसन्न-मनसः: with pleased minds
• प्रसन्न-मनसः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्वम्: their own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• स्वम्: each his own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (repeated distributively)

• धाम: abode
• धाम: Karma (कर्म/Object; goal of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Parvati (Maheśānī)
• Devas

FAQs

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

It shows that sincere stuti (devotional praise) to Śiva-Śakti—here Maheśānī—purifies the mind (prasanna-manas) and restores divine harmony, after which beings return to their rightful duties and abodes.

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

Though the verse praises Maheśānī, it reflects Saguna worship in the Shiva Purana: honoring Śakti is inseparable from honoring Śiva, and such devotion supports auspiciousness and steadiness of mind that underlies all forms of Śaiva worship, including Liṅga-pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is stotra-japa and heartfelt praise (stuti) offered with a calm mind; it complements common Śaiva practice like chanting the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and concluding worship by returning to one’s duties with inner serenity.