Shloka 2

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

तथास्त्विति च सम्प्रोच्य प्रेमवश्या बभूव सा । धृतिन्धृत्वाहूय कालीं विश्लेषविरहा कुला

Transliteration

tathāstviti ca samprocya premavaśyā babhūva sā | dhṛtindhṛtvāhūya kālīṃ viśleṣavirahā kulā

Translation

“തഥാസ്തു” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞ് അവൾ പ്രേമവശയായി. ധൈര്യം ധരിച്ചു കാളിയെ ആഹ്വാനിച്ചു; കുലസ്ത്രീയായിട്ടും വിരഹ-വിഛേദവേദനയിൽ പീഡിതയായി.

Word by Word

• तथा: so, thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इति: thus (saying)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सम्प्रोच्य: having spoken
• सम्प्रोच्य: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; उपसर्ग: सम् + प्र- (having said)

• प्रेमवश्या: subdued by love
• प्रेमवश्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेम + वश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रेम्णः वश्या = under the sway of love)

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• धृतिम्: fortitude, steadiness
• धृतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• धृत्वा: having held/assumed
• धृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having held/assumed)

• आहूय: having summoned
• आहूय: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ह्वे (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; उपसर्ग: आ- (having called/summoned)

• कालीम्: Kālī
• कालीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• विश्लेषविरहा: having the sorrow of separation
• विश्लेषविरहा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्लेष + विरह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (विश्लेष एव विरहः = separation that is (i.e., consisting of) parting)

• कुला: noble, of good family
• कुला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (सु-कुला/कुलजा अर्थे—contextual)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Kali

FAQs

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

It highlights viraha-bhakti—love intensified through separation—where Parvati’s longing becomes disciplined by dhṛti (steadfastness), a key Shaiva virtue that ripens devotion into grace-oriented surrender to Shiva (Pati).

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

Parvati’s love-driven resolve points to Saguna upāsanā: when the heart is restless in separation, devotees stabilize the mind by turning to Shiva’s accessible forms—especially the Śiva-liṅga—using remembrance, pūjā, and mantra to hold dhṛti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is cultivating dhṛti through japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and steady daily worship (with bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa where appropriate) to transform longing into focused devotion.