Shloka 30

Devanagari script

शरीरार्धं हरस्यैषा हरिष्यति सुता तव । तपः प्रभावात्संतोष्य महेशं सकलेश्वरम्

Transliteration

śarīrārdhaṃ harasyaiṣā hariṣyati sutā tava | tapaḥ prabhāvātsaṃtoṣya maheśaṃ sakaleśvaram

Translation

This daughter of yours shall take half the body of Hara (Śiva). By the power of her austerities (tapas), she will please Mahēśa, the Lord of all.

Word by Word

• शरीरार्धम्: half (the body-half)
• शरीरार्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर + अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘शरीरस्य अर्धम्’ (half of the body)

• हरस्य: of Hara (Śiva)
• हरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Genitive singular)

• एषा: this (she)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular feminine)

• हरिष्यति: will take/receive
• हरिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (she will take/appropriate)

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Genitive singular: ‘your’)

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अत्र समास/तद्धित-सम्बन्धे हेतुवाचकं (austerity)

• प्रभावात्: by the power (of)
• प्रभावात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Ablative singular: ‘from/through the power/effect’)

• संतोष्य: having pleased
• संतोष्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-तुष् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having pleased/satisfied)

• महेशम्: Maheśa (Great Lord)
• महेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• सकलेश्वरम्: the Lord of all
• सकलेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सकल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘सकलानाम् ईश्वरः’ (lord of all)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages, conveying the prophetic assurance about Pārvatī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It affirms that sincere tapas empowered by devotion can please Mahēśa, and it points to the Shaiva Siddhānta vision of Śiva–Śakti unity—Pārvatī destined to become one with Śiva as His very “half,” symbolizing inseparable divine consciousness and power.

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

Mahēśa is praised here as Sakaleśvara, the Lord who graciously responds to disciplined devotion; in Saguna worship (including Liṅga-pūjā), the devotee approaches Śiva with mantra, offerings, and inner restraint, seeking to ‘please’ Him—just as Pārvatī does through tapas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse highlights tapas: steady vrata (vow), mantra-japa (especially pañcākṣarī—Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and focused meditation on Mahēśa; as a practical takeaway, combine daily Śiva-dhyāna with Liṅga worship using bhasma and rudrākṣa as aids to discipline and remembrance.