Shloka 11

हिमालयस्य निर्णयः — शिवाय पार्वत्याः प्रदाने

Himālaya’s Resolution to Give Pārvatī to Śiva

Devanagari script

हिमाचल उवाच । सप्तर्षयो महाभागा वचः शृणुत मामकम् । विस्मयो मे गतस्सर्वश्शिवयोश्चरितं श्रुतम्

Transliteration

himācala uvāca | saptarṣayo mahābhāgā vacaḥ śṛṇuta māmakam | vismayo me gatassarvaśśivayoścaritaṃ śrutam

Translation

ഹിമാചലൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ മഹാഭാഗ്യ സപ്തർഷിമാരേ, എന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ കേൾക്കുവിൻ. ശിവനും അവന്റെ സഹധർമ്മിണിയുമായ ദേവിയുടെ പുണ്യചരിതം കേട്ടപ്പോൾ എന്റെ മുഴുവൻ വിസ്മയം ഉണർന്നു।

Word by Word

• हिमाचलः: Himālaya
• हिमाचलः: कर्ता (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमाचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्तृ-नाम

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Speech)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सप्त-ऋषयः: the seven sages
• सप्त-ऋषयः: सम्बोधन (Vocative sense though nominative form)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numeral compound); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• महाभागाः: greatly fortunate; venerable
• महाभागाः: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: महत् भागः/भाग्यं येषाम्; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे (addressing)

• वचः: words; speech
• वचः: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शृणुत: listen
• शृणुत: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मामकम्: my
• मामकम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of वचः)

• विस्मयः: wonder; astonishment
• विस्मयः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) / चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (possessive)

• गतः: gone; arisen (context-dependent)
• गतः: विशेषण (Predicate/Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘विस्मयः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• सर्वशः: completely; in every way
• सर्वशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• शिवयोः: of Śiva (and Pārvatī) / of the two Śivas
• शिवयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• चरितम्: deed; story; conduct
• चरितम्: कर्म (Object of ‘heard’ implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; चर् धातु क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (with ‘श्रुतम्’ as predicate)

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: क्रिया-विशेषण (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘चरितम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/विधेय

Speaker

Himācala (Himavān/Himālaya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Saptarishis

FAQs

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

It highlights śravaṇa (devout listening) to Śiva-carita as a purifier of the mind: wonder and reverence arise, turning the heart toward Pati (Śiva), the liberating Lord in Śaiva Siddhānta.

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

By praising the ‘carita’ of Śiva and His divine consort, the verse supports Saguna-bhakti—approaching Śiva through His manifested deeds and grace, which naturally leads devotees to Linga-worship as the accessible emblem of His presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is regular śravaṇa and svādhyāya—hearing/reciting Śiva Purāṇa narratives—ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to stabilize devotion and contemplation.