Shloka 45

देवशरणागति-नारदप्रेषणम् | The Devas Take Refuge in Śiva; Nārada Is Sent

Devanagari script

तस्य भार्या सुरम्या हि सर्वलक्षणलक्षिता । सर्वांगसुन्दरी नाम्ना पार्वतीति मनोहरा

Transliteration

tasya bhāryā suramyā hi sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitā | sarvāṃgasundarī nāmnā pārvatīti manoharā

Translation

His wife was indeed exceedingly beautiful, endowed with every auspicious mark. She was charming and delightful, known by the name Sarvāṅgasundarī, and also as Pārvatī.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• सुरम्या: very lovely
• सुरम्या: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘very beautiful’ qualifying ‘भार्या’

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed)

• सर्वलक्षणलक्षिता: endowed with all auspicious marks
• सर्वलक्षणलक्षिता: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लक्षण + लक्षित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्व-लक्षण-लक्षिता (तत्पुरुष: ‘marked by all auspicious signs’); कृदन्ताधारित विशेषण (लक्षित from √लक्ष्)

• सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरी: the all-limbed beauty
• सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + अङ्ग + सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्व-अङ्ग-सुन्दरी (‘beautiful in all limbs’)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument—designation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by name/as named’

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• मनोहरा: charming
• मनोहरा: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; qualifying the same subject

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse honors Pārvatī as Shiva’s auspicious Śakti—perfect in marks and beauty—signifying the divine completeness of Pati (Shiva) together with Śakti, which supports bhakti and inner harmony on the path to grace.

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

In Śaiva practice, Saguna worship often approaches Shiva with Śakti; praising Pārvatī’s auspiciousness supports devotional reverence to the Linga as Shiva united with His power, making worship tender, relational, and grace-oriented.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pair Linga-pūjā with Śakti-bhāva: recite the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating Pārvatī as auspicious Śakti, offering bilva and maintaining purity and devotion.