Shloka 38

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

तुष्टुवुस्तां शिवामम्बां कालिकां शिवकामिनीम् । दिव्यारूपां महामायां शिवलोकनिवासिनीम्

Transliteration

tuṣṭuvustāṃ śivāmambāṃ kālikāṃ śivakāminīm | divyārūpāṃ mahāmāyāṃ śivalokanivāsinīm

Translation

They praised that Divine Mother—Śivā, Ambā, Kālī, the beloved of Lord Śiva—of radiant celestial form, the Great Māyā-Śakti, who abides in Śiva’s own realm.

Word by Word

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (स्तु धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शिवाम्: auspicious
• शिवाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of tām)

• अम्बाम्: mother
• अम्बाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कालिकाम्: Kālikā
• कालिकाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नाम (proper epithet)

• शिव-कामिनीम्: beloved of Śiva
• शिव-कामिनीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य कामिनी)

• दिव्य-रूपाम्: of divine form
• दिव्य-रूपाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (divine-formed)

• महा-मायाम्: the great Māyā
• महा-मायाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great illusion/power)

• शिव-लोक-निवासिनीम्: dwelling in Śiva’s world
• शिव-लोक-निवासिनीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsinī (प्रातिपदिक; from √vas धातु with ni- prefix, feminine agent noun)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शिवलोके निवसति इति)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: तुष्टुवुस्तां शिवामम्बां कालिकां शिवकामिनीम् । दिव्यारूपां महामायां शिवलोकनिवासिनीम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ambā (Divine Mother)
• Kālī
• Mahāmāyā
• Śivaloka

FAQs

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

The verse presents the Goddess as Śivā and Mahāmāyā—Śiva’s own power—showing that devotion (stuti) to the Divine Mother is a direct approach to Śiva’s grace, since Śakti is the manifesting and guiding power that can both veil and reveal liberation.

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

By calling her Śivakāminī and Śivalokanivāsinī, the text emphasizes inseparability of Śiva and Śakti in Saguna worship: Linga-pūjā and Śiva-bhakti are fulfilled when accompanied by reverence to the Goddess as the Lord’s dynamic, compassionate presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is stotra-japa: recite her names—Śivā, Ambā, Kālī, Mahāmāyā—with devotion before or after Linga-pūjā, mentally offering the results to Śiva-Śakti; this aligns bhakti with inner recollection (smaraṇa) of the Divine Couple.