Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

हिमालयं न गच्छेयं जनकं तव शैलजे । ततस्त्वां भिक्षुको भूत्वा न याचेयं कथंचन

Transliteration

himālayaṃ na gaccheyaṃ janakaṃ tava śailaje | tatastvāṃ bhikṣuko bhūtvā na yāceyaṃ kathaṃcana

Translation

ഹേ ശൈലജേ, നിന്റെ പിതാവിനെ സമീപിക്കാൻ ഞാൻ ഹിമാലയത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുകയില്ല. ഞാൻ ഭിക്ഷുക്കനായാലും, നിന്നോട് ഒന്നും ഒരിക്കലും യാചിക്കുകയില്ല.

Word by Word

• हिमालयम्: Himālaya
• हिमालयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• गच्छेयम्: I should go / would go
• गच्छेयम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/potential), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• जनकम्: father
• जनकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• शैलजे: O mountain-born one
• शैलजे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• ततः: therefore/then
• ततः: Hetu/Apādāna-sense (अपादानार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablatival adverb)

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

• भिक्षुकः: a beggar
• भिक्षुकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव (indeclinable)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• याचेयम्: I should beg/ask
• याचेयम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• कथंचन: in any way (at all)
• कथंचन: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/निषेध-प्रबलक (adverb: in any way)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s vairāgya (dispassion) and self-sufficiency: the Lord refuses to rely on worldly relations or wealth, modeling the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of freedom from pasha (bondage) through non-attachment.

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

As Saguna Shiva, the Lord demonstrates humility and detachment, teaching devotees that true worship of the Linga is not transactional; devotion should be offered without bargaining for material gain.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a vow of simplicity, offering worship with bhasma/tripuṇḍra and a restrained, non-demanding prayer (niṣkāma bhakti).