Shloka 3

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

सत्यं विधातुं स्ववचः प्रसन्नाखिलकामदा । पूर्णांशाच्छैलचित्ते सा विवेशाथ महेश्वरी

Transliteration

satyaṃ vidhātuṃ svavacaḥ prasannākhilakāmadā | pūrṇāṃśācchailacitte sā viveśātha maheśvarī

Translation

To make her own word come true, that gracious Goddess—who bestows all desired boons—then entered, by her full divine portion, into the mind of the Mountain (Himālaya), becoming present there as Maheśvarī.

Word by Word

• satyam: true
• satyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/karma-upapada: 'true' (as object of vidhātuṃ)

• vidhātum: to make/fulfil
• vidhātum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-dhā (वि-धा धातु)
• Form: Tumunanta (तुमुन्/infinitive), 'to arrange/make/fulfil'

• sva-vacaḥ: one's own word
• sva-vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (possessive determinative): 'one's own speech/word'

• prasannā-akhila-kāma-dā: the pleasing giver of all desires
• prasannā-akhila-kāma-dā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक) + akhila (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + dā (दा धातु; द-प्रत्यय/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bahupada-samāsa (determinative): 'giver of all desires (to those) pleased' / 'pleasing, giver of all desires' (contextual epithet)

• pūrṇa-aṃśāt: from the full portion
• pūrṇa-aṃśāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'from the full portion'

• śaila-citte: in the mountain's mind
• śaila-citte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; adhikaraṇa: 'in the mind of the mountain (Himālaya)'

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; sarvanāma

• viveśa: entered
• viveśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-viś (वि-विश् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्/Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Anantaram-avyaya (अनन्तरम्) sequence particle: 'then'

• maheśvarī: Mahēśvarī (the Goddess)
• maheśvarī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper noun/epithet

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Maheśvarī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śakti’s sovereign freedom and compassion: the Goddess deliberately manifests to fulfill her divine resolve, showing that grace (anugraha) initiates spiritual destiny and prepares the world for Śiva–Śakti union.

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

By naming her Maheśvarī, the verse emphasizes Saguna divinity—Śiva with Śakti—through whom devotees receive boons and spiritual uplift; Linga worship similarly honors Śiva as the accessible, grace-bestowing Lord, inseparable from his power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is sankalpa with devotion: repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while contemplating Śiva–Śakti unity, praying for inner receptivity (a purified ‘heart’) so divine grace may ‘enter’ and transform the mind.