Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

सत्यप्रतिज्ञा-तपःसंवादः

Pārvatī’s Vow of Truth and the Dialogue on Her Tapas

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्त्वा वचनं तस्य यावद्गन्तुमियेष सः । तावच्च पार्वती देवी प्रणम्योवाच तं द्विजम्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | ityuktvā vacanaṃ tasya yāvadgantumiyeṣa saḥ | tāvacca pārvatī devī praṇamyovāca taṃ dvijam

Translation

ブラフマーは語った。かく言い終えて、その婆羅門が去らんとしたまさにその時、女神パールヴァティーは恭しく礼拝し、二度生まれの者に告げた。

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता) (speaker/subject of uvāca)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (ब्रह्मन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); speaker tag

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया) (quotative verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्) (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, Perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (इति-अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); quotative particle (उद्धरणसूचक)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyā (क्रिया) (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्) (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable verbal form; 'having said'

• vacanam: words/speech
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म) (object of uktvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (वचन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of him/of that (person)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (possessor: 'of him')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• yāvat: until/as long as
• yāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण) (time limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (यावत्-अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); temporal/limit marker 'until/as long as'

• gantum: to go
• gantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन) (purpose complement of iyeṣa)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्) (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), indeclinable verbal noun; 'to go'

• iyeṣa: intended/wished
• iyeṣa: Kriyā (क्रिया) (main verb of clause)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √i (इ) (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, Perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); idiomatic sense 'desired/intended'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (subject of iyeṣa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tāvat: then/just then
• tāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण) (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (तावत्-अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); correlative temporal marker 'then/so long/just then'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च-अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); conjunction (समुच्चय)

• pārvatī: Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Karta (कर्ता) (subject of uvāca)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (पार्वती-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to pārvatī)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (देवी-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); appositional title

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Kriyā (क्रिया) (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √nam (नम्) (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form; 'having bowed'

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया) (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्) (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, Perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म) (object of praṇamya/uvāca: addressed person)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dvijam: the brāhmaṇa (twice-born)
• dvijam: Karma (कर्म) (object/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (द्विज-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to tam

Speaker

Brahma

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Pārvatī’s humility and reverence (praṇāma) before speaking—an essential Shaiva virtue showing that true spiritual authority is grounded in devotion, restraint, and respect for dharma.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the mood is Saguna-bhakti: honoring divine order and sacred persons. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such reverent conduct purifies the heart, making one fit for Liṅga-worship and grace (anugraha) from Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is praṇāma with mindful speech—begin spiritual practice by bowing (to Śiva, the Guru, or sacred beings) and then speaking truthfully and gently; this supports mantra-japa (including Pañcākṣarī) with inner humility.