Shloka 22

नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्

Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny

Devanagari script

शीघ्रप्रसादः स शिवस्तां ग्रहीष्यत्यसंशयम् । तपःसाध्यो विशेषेण यदि कुर्याच्छिवा तपः

Transliteration

śīghraprasādaḥ sa śivastāṃ grahīṣyatyasaṃśayam | tapaḥsādhyo viśeṣeṇa yadi kuryācchivā tapaḥ

Translation

That Śiva, who is swiftly pleased, will accept her without doubt—especially because He is attained through tapas, if Śivā (Pārvatī) undertakes austerity.

Word by Word

• शीघ्रप्रसादः: quickly pleased
• शीघ्रप्रसादः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्र + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘whose grace is quick’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• ग्रहिष्यति: will accept (as wife)
• ग्रहिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (certainly/without doubt)

• तपःसाध्यः: attainable by austerity
• तपःसाध्यः: Vidhaya (विधेय/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् + साध्य (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘तपसा साध्यः’—tapas-accomplishable

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; प्रकार/विशेषणार्थ (especially)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त/सम्भावनार्थक (if)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवा: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृ

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, conveying the Parvatī narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva is ‘śīghra-prasāda’—He responds quickly to sincere spiritual effort—and that disciplined tapas becomes a direct means for receiving His grace and acceptance.

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

By emphasizing tapas as a way to ‘attain’ Śiva, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching Shiva through concrete disciplines such as Linga-pūjā, japa, and vrata—through which His grace becomes manifest.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is committed tapas: a vow-based discipline such as daily Shiva japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on Shiva, and regulated living; these are the kinds of practices traditionally paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa in Shaiva observance.