Shloka 36

मेना-हिमालयसंवादः

Menā’s Counsel to Himālaya; Response to Slander of Śiva

Devanagari script

उद्वाहं कर्तुमिच्छामि तत्पुत्र्या सह सत्तमाः । स्वीकृतस्त द्विवाहो मे वरो दत्तश्च तादृशः

Transliteration

udvāhaṃ kartumicchāmi tatputryā saha sattamāḥ | svīkṛtasta dvivāho me varo dattaśca tādṛśaḥ

Translation

ഹേ സത്തമന്മാരേ, ഞാൻ അവന്റെ പുത്രിയോടൊപ്പം വിവാഹം ചെയ്യാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു. എനിക്ക് ദ്വിവിവാഹം അംഗീകരിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു; അതുപോലെയുള്ള വരവും ദത്തമായിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• उद्वाहम्: marriage
• उद्वाहम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to perform
• कर्तुम्: प्रयोजन (purpose complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to do’

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• तत्-पुत्र्या: with that daughter
• तत्-पुत्र्या: सहकारक/सह (association; instrument-like)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘her/that (one’s) daughter’

• सह: together with
• सह: सह (association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (associative preposition)

• सत्तमाः: O best ones (noble sirs)
• सत्तमाः: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रथमा (addressing)

• स्वीकृतः: accepted
• स्वीकृतः: विधेय (predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वी + कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्त: is
• अस्त: क्रिया (copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘is’ (often enclitic after participle)

• द्वि-विवाहः: a second marriage
• द्वि-विवाहः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numerical compound)

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

• वरः: a boon
• वरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• दत्तः: given
• दत्तः: विधेय (predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• तादृशः: such (of that kind)
• तादृशः: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (of वरः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred within the Parvati Khanda marriage narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva’s sankalpa (divine resolve) to enter household life with Parvati, showing that even the Supreme Pati accepts dharmic order and grants/receives boons to uphold cosmic harmony while remaining inwardly transcendent.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva’s līlā—Shiva acting within relationships and vows—helping devotees approach the formless reality through a personal, grace-filled form, which is also the devotional basis for Linga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform sankalpa with Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and worship Shiva-Parvati together (or the Linga with devotion), praying for Shiva’s anugraha (grace) to align one’s life with dharma.