Shloka 7

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

गिरिप्रिया सर्वजगन्निवासासंश्रयाधिकम् । विरेजे सुतरां मेना तेजोमण्डलगा सदा

Transliteration

giripriyā sarvajagannivāsāsaṃśrayādhikam | vireje sutarāṃ menā tejomaṇḍalagā sadā

Translation

Menā shone exceedingly—ever abiding within a circle of radiance—because she was the mother and foremost refuge of Giripriyā (Pārvatī), who is herself the supporting shelter and dwelling-place of the entire world.

Word by Word

• गिरिप्रिया: beloved of the mountain (Himālaya)
• गिरिप्रिया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गिरिप्रिया = गिरि + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वजगन्निवासासंश्रयाधिकम्: exceeding (all) the abodes and refuges of the entire world
• सर्वजगन्निवासासंश्रयाधिकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वजगन्निवासासंश्रयाधिक = सर्व + जगत् + निवास + आश्रय + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणरूपेण (as an adjectival accusative of respect/extent)

• विरेजे: shone forth
• विरेजे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; रूपम्: वि + रेजे (वि-उपसर्ग)

• सुतराम्: exceedingly, very much
• सुतराम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुतरām (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)

• मेना: Menā
• मेना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेनā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेजोमण्डलगा: situated in a circle/orb of radiance
• तेजोमण्डलगा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजोमण्डलगा = तेजस् + मण्डल + गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Mena

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that proximity to Śakti—here, Menā’s intimate relationship as the mother of Pārvatī—radiates spiritual merit and auspiciousness, because Pārvatī is portrayed as the sustaining refuge of the cosmos in the Śaiva vision.

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

By praising Pārvatī as the world’s support, the text reinforces Saguna devotion: Śiva is worshipped together with Śakti, and reverence to the Divine Mother complements Linga-worship by grounding it in grace, protection, and cosmic order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Śiva-Śakti bhakti: recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with remembrance of Pārvatī as compassion and refuge, cultivating inner “tejas” (clarity) through steady devotion.