Shloka 42

नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

न त्वामृतेऽन्यां वरये दाक्षायणि प्रिये सती । भार्यार्थं न ग्रहीष्यामि सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते

Transliteration

na tvāmṛte'nyāṃ varaye dākṣāyaṇi priye satī | bhāryārthaṃ na grahīṣyāmi satyametadbravīmi te

Translation

O beloved Satī, dear daughter of Dakṣa—apart from you I shall choose no other. I will not accept anyone else as my wife. This I declare to you as the truth.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• ऋते: except/without
• ऋते: Apadana (अपादान/Exclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), उपपद-योगे पञ्चमी-अर्थे (governs ablative sense: 'except/without')

• अन्याम्: another (woman)
• अन्याम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• वरये: I choose
• वरये: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular)

• दाक्षायणि: O Dākṣāyaṇī
• दाक्षायणि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाक्षायणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (addressing)

• सति: O Satī
• सति: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• भार्या-अर्थम्: for (as) a wife
• भार्या-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (adverbial compound) used as indeclinable; अर्थे (for the purpose of)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• ग्रहीष्यामि: I will accept/take
• ग्रहीष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular)

• सत्यम्: truthfully / the truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); वाक्यकर्म (object clause marker)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• ब्रवीमि: I say
• ब्रवीमि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a marital-vow (samaya) statement of Śiva to Satī, foundational to the Satī–Pārvatī continuity theme; not tied to a specific Jyotirliṅga episode.

Significance: Models ekānta-bhakti and niṣṭhā: Śiva’s exclusive commitment to Śakti is held as an archetype of unwavering dharma; hearing it is said to strengthen śraddhā in Śiva–Śakti unity.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s unwavering niścaya (steadfast resolve) and single-pointed commitment—qualities mirrored in the devotee’s bhakti, where the heart chooses the one Pati (Lord) alone, rejecting all lesser attachments.

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

Though the verse is in a personal (saguṇa) narrative of Śiva and Satī, it supports saguṇa-upāsanā: devotion to Śiva with form and relationship, which in Śaiva Siddhānta matures the soul toward grace (anugraha) and realization of Śiva as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is ekāgratā (one-pointedness): keep a steady vow in daily Śiva-upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with simple observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and sincere vrata-like consistency.