Shloka 21

शिवस्यार्द्धनारीनरावतारवर्णनम्

Description of Shiva’s Ardhanārī-nara Manifestation

Devanagari script

अन्यं त्वत्तः प्रार्थयामि वरं च वरदेश्वरि । देहि मे तं कृपां कृत्वा जगन्मातर्नमोऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

anyaṃ tvattaḥ prārthayāmi varaṃ ca varadeśvari | dehi me taṃ kṛpāṃ kṛtvā jaganmātarnamo'stu te

Translation

O bestower of boons, O sovereign Lady of boons! From you alone I beg yet another boon. Bestow it upon me with compassion, O Mother of the universe—salutations be to you.

Word by Word

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (qualifying ‘varam’)

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रार्थयामि: I request/beg
• प्रार्थयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वरद-ईश्वरि: O boon-giving Lady
• वरद-ईश्वरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (‘वरदा च सा ईश्वरि च’)

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/possessive), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• तम्: that (boon)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to ‘varam’)

• कृपाम्: mercy
• कृपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया-अनुबन्ध/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• जगत्-मातर्: O Mother of the world
• जगत्-मातर्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘जगतः माता’)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (interjection of salutation); प्रायः चतुर्थी-संबन्धेन ‘ते’

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आशीर्लिङ्गार्थ/benedictive imperative sense), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

Speaker

A devotee (narrative voice within Śatarudrasaṃhitā, presented through Suta Goswami’s narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: namo'stu te

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Ambikā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It models Shaiva bhakti as humble surrender: the devotee seeks not entitlement but compassionate grace (kṛpā) from Jaganmātā, acknowledging that divine favor is the true source of fulfillment and spiritual uplift.

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

Though addressed to the Goddess, it supports Saguna worship in the Shiva Purana: devotion to Śakti as Jaganmātā is inseparable from devotion to Shiva, since her grace is the channel through which the soul is led toward Shiva’s realization and protection.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse suggests a simple upāsanā of prayerful surrender—offer salutations (namas), ask with humility, and seek kṛpā; it pairs naturally with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and reverent worship of Shiva-Shakti with a compassionate intention.