Shloka 7

Devīkṛta-praśna-varṇana (Description of the Goddess’s Questions) / देवीकृतप्रश्नवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभावात्सा देवी सुताऽभूद्धिमवद्गिरेः । शिवार्थमतपत्सा वै नारदस्योपदेशतः

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhāvātsā devī sutā'bhūddhimavadgireḥ | śivārthamatapatsā vai nāradasyopadeśataḥ

Translation

ત્યારબાદ તે દિવ્ય પ્રભાવથી દેવી હિમવાનની પુત્રી બની. નારદના ઉપદેશથી શિવપ્રાપ્તિ માટે તેણે તપ કર્યું।

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (from that/thereafter)

• प्रभावात्: from (that) power/effect
• प्रभावात्: Hetu (हेतु/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• सुता: a daughter
• सुता: Predicate nominal (विधेय/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्/अनद्यतनभूत), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• हिमवत्-गिरेः: of Himavat (the mountain)
• हिमवत्-गिरेः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘हिमवतः गिरिः’ (Himavat mountain); Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• शिव-अर्थम्: for Śiva’s sake
• शिव-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva: ‘शिवस्य अर्थाय’ (for Śiva’s sake); accusative-form used adverbially (purpose)

• अतपत्: performed austerities
• अतपत्: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्/अनद्यतनभूत), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; from √तप् ‘to perform austerity’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular (re-emphatic)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक)

• नारदस्य: of Nārada
• नारदस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• उपदेशतः: from (his) instruction / as instructed
• उपदेशतः: Hetu (हेतु/cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; ‘from/according to instruction’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The rebirth of Satī as Pārvatī and her tapas for Śiva is the purāṇic template for grace-through-discipline: the bound soul (here, the devī in līlā) approaches Pati by tapas guided by a guru-like mediator (Nārada).

Significance: Models sādhana: guru-upadeśa + tapas + single-pointed devotion to Śiva as the means to receive anugraha and attain union/realization.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Narada
• Himavan

FAQs

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

It presents the Shaiva Siddhanta theme that the soul’s approach to Pati (Śiva) is supported by divine grace and fulfilled through disciplined tapas guided by a realized teacher.

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

Parvatī’s goal is union with Saguna Śiva—the personal Lord who responds to devotion; in Purāṇic practice this devotion is commonly expressed through Liṅga worship, mantra, and vrata undertaken with the same intent as her tapas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to tapas under guidance—practically reflected in vrata, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on Śiva, and disciplined purity (often supported by bhasma and rudrākṣa in Shaiva observance).