Shloka 28

गौरीप्रवेशः—शिवसाक्षात्कारः

Gaurī’s Entry and the Vision of Śiva

Devanagari script

इति संभाषमाणाया देव्या एवाज्ञया तदा । व्याघ्रः सख्या समानीय पुरो ऽवस्थापितस्तदा

Transliteration

iti saṃbhāṣamāṇāyā devyā evājñayā tadā | vyāghraḥ sakhyā samānīya puro 'vasthāpitastadā

Translation

While the Goddess was thus speaking, then—by her very command—a tigress was brought by her companion and made to stand before her.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle: “thus”)

• saṃbhāṣamāṇāyāḥ: of (her) who was speaking
• saṃbhāṣamāṇāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√bhāṣ (भाष् धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), आत्मनेपद-शतृ/शानच् (śānac), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• devyāḥ: of the देवी (goddess)
• devyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (देवी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• ājñayā: by (her) command
• ājñayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (आज्ञा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: then)

• vyāghraḥ: the tiger
• vyāghraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāghra (व्याघ्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• sakhyā: by the (female) friend/companion
• sakhyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhī (सखी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• samānīya: having brought
• samānīya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√nī (नी धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), “having brought/led together”

• puraḥ: in front
• puraḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puraḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in front)

• avasthāpitaḥ: was made to stand/was placed
• avasthāpitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√sthā + causative (स्था धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights the Goddess’s sovereign śakti: through mere intention and command, beings and events align—signifying that divine will governs the manifest world and supports the soul’s movement toward dharma and liberation.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship honors Shiva together with Shakti; this scene underscores that approaching Shiva’s grace is inseparable from reverencing the Goddess’s active power that orders and reveals the divine play within the world.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (devotional surrender): mentally offer actions to Shiva-Śakti and repeat the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating trust that divine order prevails even amid fearsome forms.