Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42

शिवरूपदर्शनम्

Menā’s Vision of Śiva’s Divine Form

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं च यथा लेभे स्वामिनं वै सरस्वती । तथासौ पार्वती देवी हरम्प्राप्य सुभूषिता

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ ca yathā lebhe svāminaṃ vai sarasvatī | tathāsau pārvatī devī haramprāpya subhūṣitā

Translation

サラスヴァティーがブラフマーを主として得たように、女神パールヴァティーもまた、ハラ（シヴァ）を天なる伴侶として得て、美しく荘厳され、満ち足りた。

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Upamāna (उपमान/तुलना)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (comparative particle)

• लेभे: obtained
• लेभे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• स्वामिनम्: lord, husband
• स्वामिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: so, likewise
• तथा: Upamāna (उपमान/तुलना)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative: ‘so, likewise’)

• असौ: she (that one)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संकेत-सर्वनाम

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन

• हरम्: Hara (Śiva)
• हरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having attained’

• सुभूषिता: well-adorned
• सुभूषिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + भूषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Sarasvati
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It affirms the siddhānta that the soul’s fulfillment arises through attaining Pati (Śiva) with steadfast devotion—here mirrored as Pārvatī’s consummation of tapas and grace in union with Hara.

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

By praising Pārvatī’s attainment of Hara as the personal Lord, it supports Saguna-bhakti—approaching Śiva as the compassionate, approachable Pati, whose presence is also worshipped as the Śiva-liṅga in temple and home.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is steadfast bhakti with disciplined vrata and japa—especially pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—as the devotional means by which grace culminates in closeness to Śiva.