Shloka 26

नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्

Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny

Devanagari script

शम्भोश्चित्तं वशे चैषा करिष्यति तपस्विनी । स चाप्येनामृते योषां न ह्यन्यामुद्वहिष्यति

Transliteration

śambhościttaṃ vaśe caiṣā kariṣyati tapasvinī | sa cāpyenāmṛte yoṣāṃ na hyanyāmudvahiṣyati

Translation

ಆ ತಪಸ್ವಿನಿ ಕನ್ಯೆ ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ತಪಸ್ಸಿನ ಬಲದಿಂದ ಶಂಭುವಿನ ಚಿತ್ತವನ್ನು ವಶಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಳು; ಶಿವನೂ ಅವಳನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಬೇರೆ ಯಾವ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯನ್ನೂ ಪತ್ನಿಯಾಗಿ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ।

Word by Word

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• चित्तम्: mind
• चित्तम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वशे: under control
• वशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in control/under sway’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• करिष्यति: will make/do
• करिष्यति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तपस्विनी: the ascetic woman
• तपस्विनी: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to ‘एषा’

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• अपि: also
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) = also/even

• एनाम्: her
• एनाम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ऋते: without/except
• ऋते: अपादानार्थ/व्यतिरेक (Exclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable) = ‘without/except’ (takes ablative or accusative usage)

• योषाम्: women
• योषाम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Vedic/epic form; object of ‘उद्वहिष्यति’ with ‘ऋते’ = except women)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अन्याम्: another (woman)
• अन्याम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उद्वहिष्यति: will marry
• उद्वहिष्यति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-वह् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘will marry/carry off’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Parvati-khanda account to the sages, conveying the puranic assurance about Parvati and Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Shambhu

FAQs

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

It affirms the siddhānta that sincere tapas and single-pointed bhakti, aligned with dharma, draw the grace of Pati (Śiva); Pārvatī’s steadfastness becomes the model of disciplined devotion that culminates in divine union.

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

Śambhu’s ‘mind being won’ points to Saguna Śiva’s compassionate accessibility: through worship (often centered on the Śiva-liṅga) and inner purity, the devotee becomes fit for Śiva’s anugraha (grace), which is the true cause of union and fulfillment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests disciplined tapas supported by japa and vrata—especially Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), liṅga-pūjā with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, and Mahāśivarātri-style observances emphasizing restraint, wakefulness, and focused devotion.