Shloka 26

शिवस्यार्द्धनारीनरावतारवर्णनम्

Description of Shiva’s Ardhanārī-nara Manifestation

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । तपसाराधिता देवि ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना । प्रसन्ना भव सुप्रीत्या कुरु तस्याखिलेप्सितम्

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | tapasārādhitā devi brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā | prasannā bhava suprītyā kuru tasyākhilepsitam

Translation

シヴァは言った。「女神よ、衆生の至上主パラメーシュティンたるブラフマーの苦行（タパス）によって、汝は歓喜し、なだめられた。どうか大いに満悦し、慈愛をもって彼の望むすべてを授けよ。」

Word by Word

• शिवः: Shiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आराधिता: worshipped/propitiated
• आराधिता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिना: by the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• परमेष्ठिना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः विशेषण/उपाधि

• प्रसन्ना: pleased
• प्रसन्ना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (देवी) विशेषण

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुप्रीत्या: with great affection
• सुप्रीत्या: Hetu/Prayojana (हेतु/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अखिल: all, entire
• अखिल: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (ईप्सितम्) विशेषण

• ईप्सितम्: desired (thing)
• ईप्सितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Devi (Goddess)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a key Shaiva principle: sincere tapas (disciplined spiritual effort) culminates in anugraha (divine grace). Shiva affirms that when worship is genuine, the Divine responds by fulfilling what supports dharma and the cosmic order.

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

Though the verse speaks in a narrative voice, it reflects Saguna worship—devotion directed to a personal, responsive form of the Divine. In Shiva Purana practice, such devotion is commonly expressed through Linga-puja, where austerity, mantra, and offering invite Shiva’s and Shakti’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to tapas joined with devotion: steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), regular Linga-abhiṣeka, and disciplined vows (especially on Mahāśivarātri) as a practical way to seek divine favor and inner purification.