Shloka 8

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

वर्तते नात्र संदेहस् तव भर्त्ता भविष्यति इत्युक्त्वा तां नमस्कृत्य मुहुः सम्प्रेक्ष्य पार्वतीम्

Transliteration

vartate nātra saṃdehas tava bharttā bhaviṣyati ityuktvā tāṃ namaskṛtya muhuḥ samprekṣya pārvatīm

Translation

「ここに疑いはない。汝の夫は必ずや現れ成就する。」そう告げて彼は彼女に礼拝し、幾度もパールヴァティーを敬虔に見つめた。

Word by Word

• वर्तते: it stands/holds true

• नात्र: here (in this matter) not

• संदेहः: doubt

• तव: your

• भर्त्ता: husband/lord (as protector)

• भविष्यति: will become/will surely be

• इति: thus

• उक्त्वा: having said

• ताम्: to her

• नमस्कृत्य: having bowed/having paid homage

• मुहुः: repeatedly, again and again

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य: having looked upon attentively

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal assurance given to Parvati by a revered figure in the episode)

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It emphasizes certainty (niścaya) in the Lord’s grace: steadfast devotion and tapas culminate in union with Pati (Śiva), the inner meaning behind Linga-upāsanā as surrender to the Supreme.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati—certain, unwavering, and destined as the supreme protector-lord; the assurance removes saṃdeha (doubt), a key obstacle for the pashu bound by pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports tapas and focused contemplation: repeated, reverent attention (muhuḥ samprekṣya) reflects disciplined bhakti-yoga aligned with Pāśupata intent—removing doubt and fixing the mind on the goal.