Shloka 9

Devanagari script

नाथ भोगा मया सर्वे भुक्ता वै त्वत्प्रसादतः । स्त्रीणां समुचिता ये स्युस्त्वां समेत्य मुदावहाः

Transliteration

nātha bhogā mayā sarve bhuktā vai tvatprasādataḥ | strīṇāṃ samucitā ye syustvāṃ sametya mudāvahāḥ

Translation

O Lord, by Your grace I have indeed tasted every enjoyment. Yet the joys proper to a woman become truly happiness-giving only upon attaining You.

Word by Word

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• भोगाः: enjoyments
• भोगाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (भोगाः)

• भुक्ताः: enjoyed
• भुक्ताः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) → भुक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थे ‘enjoyed’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipāta (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• त्वत्-प्रसादतः: due to your grace
• त्वत्-प्रसादतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्वत्प्रसादः) + तसिल्-अर्थे पञ्चमी (‘because of/through’)

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• समुचिताः: proper, fitting
• समुचिताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुचित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ये)

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• स्युः: may be / would be
• स्युः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

• समेत्य: having approached/met
• समेत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• मुदा-आवहाः: bringing joy
• मुदा-आवहाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक) + आ + वह् (धातु) → आवह (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (मुदां आवहन्ति इति)

Speaker

Parvati (addressing Lord Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that worldly pleasures are ultimately fulfilled and sanctified only by Shiva’s anugraha (grace); the highest “joy” is attaining Shiva, the supreme Pati, rather than mere enjoyment of objects.

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

It reflects Saguna-bhakti: the devotee finds complete contentment by meeting/attaining Shiva. In Linga worship, this translates into seeking Shiva’s presence and grace through reverent pūjā rather than treating rituals as mere wish-fulfillment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is grace-centered devotion: daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Linga worship, offering water and bilva leaves, and cultivating inner surrender so that all life-experiences are received as Shiva’s prasāda.