Shloka 52

नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

करेण तां तु संस्पृश्य श्रुत्वा तच्चरितं गिरिः । मूर्ध्नि शश्वत्तथाघ्राय स्वास नान्ते न्यवेशयत्

Transliteration

kareṇa tāṃ tu saṃspṛśya śrutvā taccaritaṃ giriḥ | mūrdhni śaśvattathāghrāya svāsa nānte nyaveśayat

Translation

Then Giri (Himālaya), having gently touched her with his hand and having heard the account of her conduct, repeatedly smelled her head in affection and seated her at the end of his own seat.

Word by Word

• करेण: with (his) hand
• करेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd) एकवचन; करण (instrument)

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

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोध (particle)

• संस्पृश्य: having touched
• संस्पृश्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having touched’

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having heard’

• तत्-चरितम्: that account/deed
• तत्-चरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन; कर्म (object of hearing)

• गिरिः: the mountain (Himālaya)
• गिरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन; कर्ता (Himālaya)

• मूर्ध्नि: on (his) head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th) एकवचन; अधिकरण (location)

• शश्वत्: repeatedly/constantly
• शश्वत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शश्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यं/सततम् (adverb)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘thus/so’ (adverb)

• आघ्राय: having smelled
• आघ्राय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + घ्रा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having smelled’

• स्वासने: on (his) own seat
• स्वासने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th) एकवचन; अधिकरण (location)

• अन्ते: at the end/nearby
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th) एकवचन; अधिकरण; ‘at the end/at the side’

• न्यवेशयत्: placed/settled (her)
• न्यवेशयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘made sit/placed’ (प्रयोजक-भाव implied)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya (Giri)
• Pārvatī

FAQs

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

It highlights sanctified familial reverence: Himālaya’s affectionate honoring of Pārvatī reflects recognition of her inner purity and destiny as Śiva’s śakti—an outward sign that devotion (bhakti) and right conduct (ācāra) are honored as sacred.

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

Pārvatī’s life-narrative in the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa culminates in union with Saguna Śiva; honoring her conduct supports the Purāṇic teaching that sincere devotion and disciplined living prepare one for Śiva-bhakti, which is classically expressed through Liṅga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is reverent, sattvic ācāra: hearing sacred narratives (śravaṇa) with faith and honoring the devoted—paired practically with daily Śiva-upāsanā such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and respectful worship in the home shrine.