Shloka 9

हिमाचलविवाहवर्णनम् — Description of Himācala’s

context for) Marriage / The Himālaya-Marriage Narrative (Chapter Opening

Devanagari script

समयं प्राप्य सा देवी सर्वदेवस्तुता पुनः । सती त्यक्ततनुः प्रीत्या मेनकातनयाभवत्

Transliteration

samayaṃ prāpya sā devī sarvadevastutā punaḥ | satī tyaktatanuḥ prītyā menakātanayābhavat

Translation

定めの時が到来すると、諸神に再び讃えられるその女神は、旧身を捨てたサティーとして、歓喜のうちにメーナーの娘として誕生した。

Word by Word

• समयम्: the time; the proper occasion
• समयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having attained; having reached
• प्राप्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वदेवस्तुता: praised by all the gods
• सर्वदेवस्तुता: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वदेव + स्तुता (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: सर्वदेवैः स्तुता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्यक्ततनुः: having abandoned (her) body
• त्यक्ततनुः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यक्त + तनु (प्रातिपदिक; √त्यज्)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (यस्याः तनुः त्यक्ता सा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• प्रीत्या: with joy; out of delight
• प्रीत्या: Hetu/ Karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• मेनकातनया: daughter of Menakā
• मेनकातनया: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेनका + तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मेनकायाः तनया); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Parvati
• Menaka
• Devas

FAQs

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

It affirms the Goddess’s divine continuity: Sati’s renunciation of one body and re-manifestation as Parvati occurs by cosmic timing (ṛta) to restore her union with Shiva, showing how grace and destiny support steadfast devotion.

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

Parvati’s rebirth prepares the narrative for her tapas and worship of Saguna Shiva, culminating in Shiva’s gracious acceptance; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such divine līlā guides devotees toward Linga-worship as a concrete support for realizing Pati (Shiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined devotion aligned with sacred timing: regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Shiva-puja (with bhasma/Tripuṇḍra if initiated) to cultivate steadfast bhakti like the Goddess’s resolve.