Shloka 19

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

जातिस्मरां स्मारयामि नित्यं स्मरसि चेद्वद । लीलया त्वाञ्च देवेशि सदा प्राणप्रिया मम

Transliteration

jātismarāṃ smārayāmi nityaṃ smarasi cedvada | līlayā tvāñca deveśi sadā prāṇapriyā mama

Translation

Aku senantiasa mengingatkanmu akan kelahiran-kelahiranmu terdahulu; bila engkau ingat, ucapkanlah. Wahai Devēśī, bahkan dalam lila pun aku mengingatmu—engkau selalu kekasih napas hidupku.

Word by Word

• jāti-smarām: (you) the birth-remembering one / one who remembers past births
• jāti-smarām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāti (प्रातिपदिक) + smarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘memory of birth’/‘one who remembers births’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• smārayāmi: I remind (you)
• smārayāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (adverbial accusative: always)

• smarasi: you remember
• smarasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• cet: if
• cet: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तार्थक (conditional particle: if)

• vada: tell/say
• vada: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• līlayā: playfully/as a sport
• līlayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: līlā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक

• deveśi: O goddess, ruler of the gods
• deveśi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• prāṇa-priyā: (you are) dearer than life
• prāṇa-priyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘dear as life’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mama: of me/my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva as the compassionate Pati who awakens inner remembrance (smṛti) in the soul through grace, drawing Parvati (Shakti) into conscious recognition of their eternal bond—an image of how devotion ripens into liberating knowledge.

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

It supports Saguna-upāsanā: Shiva is approached as the personal Lord who speaks, plays (līlā), and bestows awakening. Linga worship similarly trains the devotee to steady remembrance of Shiva until divine recognition becomes continuous.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily smaraṇa (remembrance) of Shiva through japa—especially the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with focused contemplation on Shiva as the life-beloved Lord, strengthening bhakti and inner recollection.