Shloka 4

पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya

Devanagari script

शैलसन्देशमाकर्ण्य हर्षशोकवशा मुने । मेना संयापयामास कर्त्तुमासीत्समुद्यता

Transliteration

śailasandeśamākarṇya harṣaśokavaśā mune | menā saṃyāpayāmāsa karttumāsītsamudyatā

Translation

Ô sage, ayant entendu le message envoyé par la Montagne (l’Himālaya), Menā—saisie tour à tour de joie et de chagrin—se mit à apaiser son cœur et se tint prête à agir selon ce que requérait la situation.

Word by Word

• शैलसन्देशम्: the mountain’s message
• शैलसन्देशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल + सन्देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शैलस्य सन्देशः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Kriya-anuvṛtti (क्रियानुवृत्ति)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रु/कर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having heard’

• हर्षशोकवशा: overcome by joy and sorrow
• हर्षशोकवशा: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष + शोक + वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (हर्षशोकौ) + वश (तत्पुरुष: हर्षशोकयोः वशा), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• संयापयामास: restrained/controlled (herself/others)
• संयापयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative sense: ‘caused to be restrained/controlled’)

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), ‘to do’

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• समुद्यता: ready/intent
• समुद्यता: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उद्-यत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Menā
• Himālaya (Śaila)

FAQs

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

It shows the inner discipline of steadiness: even when emotions rise (joy and grief), one regains composure and becomes fit to act in harmony with Dharma—an essential quality for those connected to Śiva’s sacred unfolding through Pārvatī’s life.

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

Though not directly about the Liṅga, it supports Saguna Śiva-bhakti by portraying how devotees and Śiva’s divine family respond to Śiva’s providential movements—composure and readiness become part of lived devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is mental steadiness (śama) before action; devotees may cultivate this through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to calm emotional agitation and align the mind with Śiva.