Shloka 3

Kāla-vañcana (Overcoming/Outwitting Time) and the Pañcabhūta Basis of the Body

Devanagari script

तथा कथय मे देव प्रीतिं कृत्वा ममोपरि । योगिनां च हिताय त्वं ब्रूहि सर्वसुखप्रद

Transliteration

tathā kathaya me deva prītiṃ kṛtvā mamopari | yogināṃ ca hitāya tvaṃ brūhi sarvasukhaprada

Translation

Therefore, O Lord, out of affection for me, please tell me. For the welfare of yogins as well, speak that teaching which bestows all true happiness.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/in that manner')

• कथय: tell/speak
• कथय: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• मे: to me/for me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनरूप (Genitive/Dative singular enclitic)

• देव: O god/lord
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रीतिम्: affection/grace
• प्रीतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having shown/made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/preceding action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), 'having done/made'

• मम: of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• उपरि: upon/towards
• उपरि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश (adverb/postposition: 'upon/over')

• योगिनाम्: of yogis
• योगिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Beneficiary group)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

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

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्रूहि: say/tell
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• सर्वसुखप्रद: O giver of all happiness
• सर्वसुखप्रद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सुख + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां सुखानां प्रदः)

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The verse frames Śiva’s upadeśa as universal welfare (yogināṃ hitāya), aligning pilgrimage with inner pilgrimage: approaching the Guru-Śiva for mokṣa-sukha.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Yogis

FAQs

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

The verse shows the disciple-attitude of devotion and receptivity: Parvati requests Shiva’s instruction not merely for personal benefit but for the universal welfare of yogins, implying that Shiva’s grace (prīti) and right teaching are the source of lasting happiness and liberation.

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

By addressing Shiva as “Deva” and seeking his spoken teaching, the verse reflects Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Guru who reveals the means to realize the Supreme—often expressed in the Shiva Purana through Linga-worship, mantra, and disciplined yoga leading toward the highest truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to approach Shiva with bhakti and humility, seeking instruction for yoga-sadhana; in Shiva Purana practice this commonly aligns with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady meditation under the guidance of Shiva as inner Guru.