Shloka 13

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness

Devanagari script

पार्वत्या सहितं देवं त्रिनेत्रं चन्द्रशेखरम् । ब्रह्माद्यैस्स्तूयमानं तु पूजितं सिद्धकोटिभिः

Transliteration

pārvatyā sahitaṃ devaṃ trinetraṃ candraśekharam | brahmādyaisstūyamānaṃ tu pūjitaṃ siddhakoṭibhiḥ

Translation

ಅವರು ಪಾರ್ವತೀಸಹಿತ ದೇವನನ್ನು ಕಂಡರು—ತ್ರಿನೇತ್ರ, ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ—ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾದಿಗಳಿಂದ ಸ್ತುತಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವವನನ್ನು, ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ ಸಿದ್ಧರಿಂದ ಪೂಜಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವವನನ್ನು.

Word by Word

• pārvatyā: with Pārvatī
• pārvatyā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक) / accompaniment (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• sahitam: accompanied (by)
• sahitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक; from √sah/सह्)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); past participle (क्त) used adjectivally, agrees with devam

• devam: the god (Śiva)
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• tri-netram: three-eyed
• tri-netram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); dvigu/tatpuruṣa sense ‘having three eyes’ (commonly treated as bahuvrīhi in meaning, but form is tatpuruṣa)

• candra-śekharam: moon-crested
• candra-śekharam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + śekhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa ‘moon as crest’

• brahma-ādyaiḥ: by Brahmā and others
• brahma-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण) / Agent in passive (कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa ‘beginning with Brahmā’

• stūyamānam: being praised
• stūyamānam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √stu (धातु)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); present passive participle (शानच्/मान) ‘being praised’

• tu: indeed, and
• tu: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), adversative/emphatic particle

• pūjitam: worshipped
• pūjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); past participle (क्त) ‘worshipped’

• siddha-koṭibhiḥ: by crores of siddhas
• siddha-koṭibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण) / Agent in passive (कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa ‘crores of siddhas’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Brahma
• Siddhas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord—manifest with Umā, praised by the devas and realized by Siddhas, indicating that devotion and realization culminate in the direct vision and worship of Śiva.

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

By describing Śiva’s iconic marks (Trinetra, Candraśekhara) and His worship by perfected beings, it affirms Saguna-upāsanā as a valid, Purāṇic path; the same Lord is worshipped in the Liṅga as the accessible form of the transcendent Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt Śiva-stuti and pūjā with steady contemplation of Śiva’s form (three-eyed, moon-crested) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” aligning devotion with inner dhyāna as practiced by Siddhas.