Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सुलक्षणानि सर्वाणि त्वत्सुतायाः करे गिरे । एका विलक्षणा रेखा तत्फलं शृणु तत्त्वतः

Transliteration

sulakṣaṇāni sarvāṇi tvatsutāyāḥ kare gire | ekā vilakṣaṇā rekhā tatphalaṃ śṛṇu tattvataḥ

Translation

O mountain-king, all auspicious marks are present on your daughter’s hand. Yet there is one extraordinary line—hear from me its true import and the fruit it signifies.

Word by Word

• सुलक्षणानि: good marks/signs
• सुलक्षणानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• त्वत्-सुतायाः: of your daughter
• त्वत्-सुतायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• करे: in the hand/palm
• करे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गिरे: O mountain (Himālaya)
• गिरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एका: one
• एका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विलक्षणा: distinct/extraordinary
• विलक्षणा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रेखा: line (mark)
• रेखा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्-फलम्: its result
• तत्-फलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• तत्त्वतः: truly/in reality
• तत्त्वतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘-तः’), manner adverb

Speaker

An elder sage/knower of omens speaking to Himālaya (Giri-rāja) in the Parvati Khanda narrative

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Himālaya (Giri-rāja)

FAQs

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

It frames Parvati’s destiny as divinely marked: her auspicious signs indicate a life aligned with dharma, and the “extraordinary line” points to a unique, grace-filled spiritual outcome—ultimately union with Pati (Shiva) through tapas and divine ordinance.

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

Parvati’s marked destiny leads toward devotion to Saguna Shiva—approaching the Lord through form, vows, and worship. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such signs highlight the soul’s ripening toward Shiva’s grace, often expressed in narrative as devotion culminating in proximity to the Linga and Shiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies attentive listening to tattva (truth) and faith in dharmic signs; in the Parvati narrative this typically unfolds as disciplined vrata and mantra-oriented devotion—especially Shiva worship with Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with purity practices like bhasma and focused meditation.