Shloka 29

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

तमामन्त्र्य मया विष्णुस्साञ्जलिश्शिवयोर्मुदा । प्रशंसंस्तद्विवाहञ्च जगाम स्वालयम्परम्

Transliteration

tamāmantrya mayā viṣṇussāñjaliśśivayormudā | praśaṃsaṃstadvivāhañca jagāma svālayamparam

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ഞാൻ ആദരപൂർവ്വം വിടയയച്ചപ്പോൾ, വിഷ്ണു സന്തോഷത്തോടെ അഞ്ജലി ചേർത്ത് ശിവ–പാർവതിമാരുടെ സന്നിധിയിൽ അവരുടെ ദിവ്യവിവാഹത്തെ പ്രശംസിച്ചു തന്റെ പരമധാമത്തിലേക്ക് പ്രസ്ഥാനം ചെയ്തു।

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āmantrya: having taken leave
• āmantrya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√mantr (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), 'having taken leave/asked permission'

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• viṣṇuḥ: Vishnu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sa: with
• sa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (viṣṇuḥ)

• añjaliḥ: folded hands
• añjaliḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'folded hands' (gesture)

• śivayoḥ: of Shiva (and the other)
• śivayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual); 'of the two: Shiva (and his consort)'

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; भावे (by/with joy)

• praśaṃsan: praising
• praśaṃsan: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'praising'

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (vivāham)

• vivāham: marriage
• vivāham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• sva: his own
• sva: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (ālayam)

• ālayam: abode
• ālayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• param: supreme/excellent
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (ālayam)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; depicts Viṣṇu’s reverent participation and approval of Śiva-Pārvatī vivāha, reinforcing auspiciousness and inter-deity concord.

Significance: Frames Śiva’s marriage as universally celebrated; hearing it is treated as śubha-kathā that supports harmony (sāmarasya) and devotion.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti and humility: even Viṣṇu offers reverent añjali and praises Śiva–Śakti, affirming the auspiciousness of their union as a cosmic harmony that supports dharma and spiritual welfare.

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

The verse models saguna-upāsanā—devotional reverence to the manifest divine couple. In Shaiva understanding, honoring Śiva with folded hands and praise is a direct form of worship that culminates in inner alignment with Pati (Śiva) through devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is añjali-namaskāra and stuti (praise) as daily practice—begin worship with reverent salutations to Śiva (and Śakti), recite hymns, and cultivate joyful devotion; this can be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” though it is not explicitly stated in the verse.