Shloka 50

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

तथा दत्त्वा वरं तेऽहं गता स्वम्पदमादरात् । समयं प्राप्य तनया भवन्ते गिरिकामिनि

Transliteration

tathā dattvā varaṃ te'haṃ gatā svampadamādarāt | samayaṃ prāpya tanayā bhavante girikāmini

Translation

“Thus, having granted you the boon, I returned respectfully to my own abode. And when the destined time arrives, O beloved daughter of the Mountain, you shall indeed become a mother of sons.”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; ‘having given’

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (वर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गता: (I) went
• गता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) used finitely; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘gone’

• स्वम्: own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (स्व प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• पदम्: abode, state
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म; गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (पद प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म/गत्यर्थे गन्तव्य), एकवचन

• आदरात्: from respect, respectfully
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādara (आदर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; ‘out of respect’

• समयम्: the time, the occasion
• समयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samaya (समय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having reached/obtained
• प्राप्य: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prā + āp (प्र-आप् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having obtained/reached’

• तनया: the daughter
• तनया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanayā (तनया प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवन्ते: you become/are
• भवन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present); मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘you (all) become/are’

• गिरिकामिनि: O mountain-maid (Parvati)
• गिरिकामिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girikāminī (गिरिकामिनी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन; समास: गिरि + कामिनी (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध)

Speaker

An unnamed divine bestower of the boon (contextually a devī/deva speaking to Pārvatī within the Parvati Khanda narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that divine grace (anugraha) bears fruit according to the proper time (samaya). In Shaiva understanding, blessings mature in alignment with dharma and the soul’s readiness, not merely immediate desire.

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

The verse reflects the Purana’s devotional framework where Saguna divinity responds to devotion with boons, yet the results unfold by divine order. This supports steady bhakti—worship of Shiva (often as Linga) with patience and trust in Shiva’s governance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steadfast, time-tested sādhana: regular japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined vrata/bhakti, trusting that spiritual and worldly fruits manifest at the appropriate time.