Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तस्मात्संभोगयोग्यत्वं तस्यास्त्वय्येव शोभते । नारीरत्नं यतः सा वै पुंरत्नं च भवान्प्रभो

Transliteration

tasmātsaṃbhogayogyatvaṃ tasyāstvayyeva śobhate | nārīratnaṃ yataḥ sā vai puṃratnaṃ ca bhavānprabho

Translation

Therefore, her fitness for sacred union truly shines only with you. For she is indeed a jewel among women, and you, O Lord, are a jewel among men.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययीभूत-तृतीया/पञ्चमी-रूपम्; हेत्वर्थे अव्ययवत् (therefore/from that)

• संभोग-योग्यत्वम्: fitness for union/enjoyment
• संभोग-योग्यत्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संभोग (प्रातिपदिक) + योग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-समासः (संभोगाय योग्यत्वम्)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (पुं/स्त्री), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• शोभते: shines, is fitting/looks well
• शोभते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नारी-रत्नम्: a jewel among women
• नारी-रत्नम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (नारी एव रत्नम्)

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु-अव्यय (causal indeclinable: because/since)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (assertive particle)

• पुं-रत्नम्: a jewel among men
• पुं-रत्नम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (पुमान् एव रत्नम्)

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

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; आदरार्थक-सर्वनाम

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

Speaker

An attendant/deity praising Shiva in the Uma Samhita narrative (addressing Lord Shiva as Prabhu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It praises the perfect complementarity of Shiva and Shakti: the divine union is portrayed as dharmic and spiritually auspicious, affirming Shiva as Pati (the Lord) and Uma as His inseparable power, the source of grace and upliftment for beings.

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

By extolling Shiva as the supreme ‘jewel’ and rightful consort of the Goddess, it supports Saguna devotion—worshiping Shiva with attributes and līlā—while implicitly pointing to the Linga as the symbol of the eternal Pati beyond all forms, whose power is expressed through Shakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Shiva–Shakti upāsanā: japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a pure marital/inner-union ideal, optionally accompanied by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva marks of dedication.