Shloka 6

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखण्डे पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनं नाम षष्टोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṇḍe pārvatījanmavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṣṭo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Ainsi s’achève le sixième chapitre, intitulé « Description de la naissance de Pārvatī », dans le Pārvatī-khaṇḍa (troisième section) de la Rudra-saṃhitā (deuxième livre) du Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end-marker)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-समाससमूह (honorific + name), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second (book/section)
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Rudra’s compendium), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• तृतीये: in the third (part)
• तृतीये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter) [agreeing with implied 'खण्डे/भागे'], सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• पार्वती-खण्डे: in the Pārvatī-khaṇḍa
• पार्वती-खण्डे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Pārvatī’s section), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• पार्वती-जन्म-वर्णनम्: (the section called) ‘Description of Pārvatī’s birth’
• पार्वती-जन्म-वर्णनम्: Vishaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्म (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (description of Pārvatī’s birth), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), नामार्थक-निपात (particle meaning 'named/called')

• षष्ठः: sixth
• षष्ठः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter colophon)

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṇḍe pārvatījanmavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṣṭo'dhyāyaḥ

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Rudra

FAQs

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

This is a concluding colophon marking the completion of the chapter on Pārvatī’s birth, emphasizing the Purāṇic tradition of preserving sacred narrative structure and transmitting Śiva–Śakti theology through orderly recitation and study.

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

By situating the narrative within the Rudra Saṃhitā and Pārvatī-khaṇḍa, it frames devotion to Saguna Śiva together with Śakti (Pārvatī) as integral to worship—where Śiva is the supreme Lord (Pati) and Pārvatī is His divine power, guiding devotees toward right worship and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a chapter-ending marker, it primarily supports disciplined śravaṇa (listening), pāṭha (recitation), and smaraṇa (remembrance); a fitting practice is to conclude study with a brief salutation to Śiva (e.g., mental japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and dedicate the merit to liberation.