Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)

Devanagari script

एवं जाते सदा काले कदाचित्पार्वती शिवा । विचिंत्य मनसा चेति परमाया परेश्वरी

Transliteration

evaṃ jāte sadā kāle kadācitpārvatī śivā | viciṃtya manasā ceti paramāyā pareśvarī

Translation

Ainsi, le temps s’écoulant de la sorte, à un certain moment Pārvatī—auspicieuse et une avec Śiva—médita en son cœur; car elle est la Māyā suprême et la Déesse souveraine.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• जाते: when (it) had happened
• जाते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• काले: in time/at a time
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• कदाचित्: once/sometime
• कदाचित्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite temporal adverb)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिवा: Śivā (auspicious one)
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पार्वत्याः उपनाम/विशेषणरूपेण

• विचिन्त्य: having reflected
• विचिन्त्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having reflected’

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakyartha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• परम-आया: the supreme Māyā
• परम-आया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘परमा आया’ (supreme power/illusion); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परेश्वरी: the Supreme Goddess
• परेश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies Pārvatī as Parameśvarī—the supreme sovereign power—showing that the divine play unfolds through Śiva–Śakti unity, where consciousness (Śiva) and power (Śakti/Māyā) operate together for the world’s order and liberation.

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

Linga worship honors Śiva as the supreme reality, while this verse highlights Śakti as His inseparable power; thus Saguna worship in the Shiva Purana is complete when the devotee reveres Śiva with Śivā (Pārvatī) as the manifesting grace that makes worship, boons, and transformation possible.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to inner contemplation (manasā viciṃtya): meditate on Śiva–Śakti as one, repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady attention, optionally with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa to support Shaiva discipline.