Shloka 4

काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva

Devanagari script

हिमगिरिरुवाच । भगवंस्तनया मे त्वां सेवितुं चन्द्रशेखरम् । समुत्सुका समानीता त्वदाराधनकांक्षया

Transliteration

himagiriruvāca | bhagavaṃstanayā me tvāṃ sevituṃ candraśekharam | samutsukā samānītā tvadārādhanakāṃkṣayā

Translation

ഹിമഗിരി പറഞ്ഞു— ഹേ ഭഗവാൻ ചന്ദ്രശേഖരാ! എന്റെ പുത്രി നിന്നെ സേവിക്കുവാൻ അത്യന്തം ഉത്സുകയാണ്; നിന്റെ ആരാധനാകാംക്ഷ കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ അവളെ ഇവിടെ കൊണ്ടുവന്നിരിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• हिमगिरिः: Himālaya (the snow-mountain)
• हिमगिरिः: Karta (कर्ता/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—हिमस्य गिरिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

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

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• तनया: daughter
• तनया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सेवितुम्: to serve, to worship
• सेवितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Infinitive/तुमन्त), ‘सेवितुं’ = to serve/worship

• चन्द्रशेखरम्: Candraśekhara (Śiva)
• चन्द्रशेखरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—चन्द्रः शेखरे यस्य/चन्द्र-शेखरः (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-प्राय)

• समुत्सुका: eager, very desirous
• समुत्सुका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• समानीता: (she was) brought
• समानीता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle/कृदन्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘समानीता’ = brought/led (by someone)

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• आराधनकाङ्क्षया: by the desire to worship (you)
• आराधनकाङ्क्षया: Hetu (हेतु/निमित्त)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन + काङ्क्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—आराधनस्य काङ्क्षा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Himagiri (Himalaya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Himagiri

FAQs

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

It presents pure bhakti as an inner compulsion: Parvati’s eagerness to serve and worship Shiva shows the soul’s turning toward Pati (the Lord) as the liberating refuge, a central Shaiva Siddhanta orientation.

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

The verse emphasizes saguna-upasana—approaching Shiva as Candraśekhara with loving service. Such devotion naturally expresses itself through Shiva-ārādhana, commonly performed through Linga worship with mantra, offerings, and reverent attendance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is Shiva-ārādhana with sevā-bhāva: daily worship of Shiva (often the Linga) while repeating the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” supported by simple disciplines like vibhuti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrāksha where appropriate.