Shloka 14

पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्

Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman

Devanagari script

दण्डैश्च मुकुटं विद्धं मृष्टं भवति सर्वतः । किं तस्य बहुपक्षेण स्वयमेव महाप्रभुः

Transliteration

daṇḍaiśca mukuṭaṃ viddhaṃ mṛṣṭaṃ bhavati sarvataḥ | kiṃ tasya bahupakṣeṇa svayameva mahāprabhuḥ

Translation

ມົກກຸດທີ່ຖືກຕີ ແລະຖືກຈິ່ມດ້ວຍຄັນທອນ ຍ່ອມຖືກຂັດໃຫ້ເງົາງາມທຸກດ້ານ. ຈະຕ້ອງໂຕ້ຖຽງຫຼາຍຄຳເພື່ອຫຍັງ? ພຣະມະຫາປະພູ ພຣະອົງເອງແມ່ນອຳນາດສຸດທ້າຍ.

Word by Word

• दण्डैः: by sticks/rods
• दण्डैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

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

• मुकुटम्: crown
• मुकुटम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; Accusative singular

• विद्धम्: pierced/struck
• विद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; past passive participle agreeing with मुकुटम्

• मृष्टम्: polished/cleaned
• मृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; past passive participle agreeing with मुकुटम्

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative 3rd sg

• सर्वतः: from all sides/entirely
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देश/परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण; adverb

• किम्: what? (why?)
• किम्: Prashna (प्रश्न/particle-like)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; interrogative pronoun used idiomatically

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन; Genitive singular

• बहुपक्षेण: with many arguments/with much reasoning
• बहुपक्षेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहुपक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (बहु + पक्ष), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; Instrumental singular (means/with much argument)

• स्वयम्: by himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक/स्वतन्त्रताबोधक; indeclinable ‘oneself’

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

• महाप्रभुः: the great Lord
• महाप्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाप्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् + प्रभुः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages, with the verse affirming Shiva as the ultimate pramāṇa)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not site-specific; the verse uses an analogy (crown polished by blows) to assert that Śiva Himself is the final pramāṇa/authority beyond disputation.

Significance: Supports śraddhā in Śiva as the ultimate arbiter; encourages surrender over contentious debate.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that hardship and discipline can refine the seeker—like a crown polished by repeated impact—and concludes that the highest certainty in dharma is Shiva Himself, the supreme Pati who perfects and purifies.

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

By declaring Mahaprabhu Shiva as the decisive authority, it supports Saguna devotion (such as Linga worship) as a valid means of grace: the devotee relies not on endless debate but on surrender to Shiva, who reveals truth through worship and experience.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is tapas with bhakti: steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship, accepting life’s ‘strikes’ as purifying—supported by regular Tripundra/Bhasma application and mindful devotion.