Shloka 26

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

तदा सुसमयश्चासीच्छान्तभग्रहतारकः । नभः प्रसन्नतां यातं प्रकाशस्सर्वदिक्षु हि

Transliteration

tadā susamayaścāsīcchāntabhagrahatārakaḥ | nabhaḥ prasannatāṃ yātaṃ prakāśassarvadikṣu hi

Translation

Then an auspicious season arose: the sky grew calm, and the radiance of the sun, the planets, and the stars was gently stilled. The firmament became serene and clear, and light indeed spread in all directions.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सु-समयः: a good/auspicious time
• सु-समयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/उपपद-समास (सु = 'good'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शान्त-भ-ग्रह-तारकः: with calm stars/planets (serene celestial signs)
• शान्त-भ-ग्रह-तारकः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta + bha + graha + tāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: 'यस्य भाः/ग्रहाः/तारकाः शान्ताः' (whose luminaries/planets/stars were calm); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — qualifying समयः

• नभः: the sky
• नभः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रसन्नताम्: clarity/serenity
• प्रसन्नताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasannatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• यातम्: attained
• यातम्: क्रिया (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु) → yāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — 'having gone/attained' used predicatively with नभः

• प्रकाशः: light/brightness
• प्रकाशः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्व-दिक्षु: in all directions
• सर्व-दिक्षु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (all directions); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis/indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Cosmic auspiciousness: luminaries pacified; universal illumination in all directions

FAQs

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

It presents an auspicious cosmic stillness—an outer sign mirroring inner purification—suggesting that when Śiva’s grace approaches, agitation subsides and clarity (prasannatā) arises, supporting bhakti and right perception.

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

Such auspicious calm is traditionally read as a favorable time for Saguna Śiva-upāsanā (including Liṅga worship): the world becomes ‘fit’ for worship, and the devotee’s mind likewise steadies for darśana, japa, and pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform pañcākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) in a calm, purified setting—optionally with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa—cultivating the same serenity and clarity described in the verse.