Shloka 20

पार्वतीप्रार्थना—हिमवत्पार्श्वे भिक्षुरूपेण याचनम् | Pārvatī’s Request: Śiva to Seek Her in Beggar-Form at Himālaya’s Court

Devanagari script

स्वतन्त्रः परतन्त्रश्च त्वया देवि कृतो ह्यहम् । सर्वकर्त्री च प्रकृतिर्महामाया त्वमेव हि

Transliteration

svatantraḥ paratantraśca tvayā devi kṛto hyaham | sarvakartrī ca prakṛtirmahāmāyā tvameva hi

Translation

ឱ ទេវី ដោយព្រះនាង ខ្ញុំត្រូវបានបង្កើតឲ្យទាំងសេរី និងទាំងពឹងផ្អែក។ ព្រះនាងតែមួយគត់ជាប្រក្រឹតិ អំណាចធ្វើការទាំងអស់ ជាមហាមាយា។

Word by Word

• स्वतन्त्रः: independent
• स्वतन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वतन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्व + तन्त्र), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• परतन्त्रः: dependent (on another)
• परतन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परतन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पर + तन्त्र), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया एकवचन; Instrumental singular

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

• कृतः: made/turned
• कृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; past passive participle agreeing with अहम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ; particle ‘indeed/for’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• सर्वकर्त्री: the doer of all
• सर्वकर्त्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वकर्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्व + कर्त्री), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

• प्रकृतिः: Nature/Prakṛti
• प्रकृतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• महामाया: the great Māyā
• महामाया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महा + माया), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular (apposition to प्रकृतिः)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक; emphatic particle

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थ; particle

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Mahāmāyā
• Prakṛti

FAQs

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

The verse affirms that the Lord’s manifest play depends upon Śakti: Parvatī as Mahāmāyā and Prakṛti is the power through which agency, limitation, and cosmic functioning appear—guiding the soul from bondage toward grace and liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta frame (Pati empowered by Śakti, with Pāśa as Māyā).

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

In Saguna worship, the Liṅga is revered as Shiva with Śakti inseparably present; this verse supports that devotion by showing that all manifestation and all ‘doing’ in the world operates through the Goddess as Prakṛti/Māyā, while Shiva remains the supreme Lord addressed in the narrative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Shiva–Shakti contemplation during japa: repeat the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while meditating that all agency and outcomes arise through Mahāmāyā/Prakṛti, cultivating humility and surrender (śaraṇāgati) alongside devotion.