Shloka 4

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

शैलप्रिया शिवा चापि मूर्च्छामाप शुचार्दिता । मूर्च्छाम्प्रापुर्देवपत्न्यः पार्वत्या रोदनेन च

Transliteration

śailapriyā śivā cāpi mūrcchāmāpa śucārditā | mūrcchāmprāpurdevapatnyaḥ pārvatyā rodanena ca

Translation

ശോകത്താൽ പീഡിതയായ ശൈലപ്രിയ ശിവാ (പാർവതി) മൂർച്ചയിൽ വീണു. പാർവതിയുടെ കരച്ചിലാൽ ദേവപത്നിമാരും മൂർച്ച പ്രാപിച്ച് വീണുപോയി।

Word by Word

• शैलप्रिया: Śailapriyā (beloved of the mountain)
• शैलप्रिया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘mountain-beloved’ (name/epithet of Pārvatī)

• शिवा: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम/विशेषणवत्

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अवधान (also)

• मूर्च्छाम्: fainting / swoon
• मूर्च्छाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्च्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• आप: attained / fell into
• आप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शुचार्दिता: afflicted by sorrow
• शुचार्दिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुच् (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्दित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘afflicted by grief’ (instrumental sense in compound)

• मूर्च्छाम्: fainting
• मूर्च्छाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्च्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रापुः: attained / fell into
• प्रापुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• देवपत्न्यः: the gods’ wives
• देवपत्न्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (wives of the gods)

• पार्वत्या: by/through Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/हेतु), एकवचन

• रोदनेन: by (her) weeping
• रोदनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Devas
• Deva-patnis

FAQs

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

The verse portrays the intensity of Pārvatī’s bhakti and viraha (pain of separation), showing how even divine beings are moved by sincere devotion—grief becomes a catalyst that deepens surrender to Pati (Śiva), the ultimate refuge beyond changing emotions.

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

Pārvatī’s visible human-like emotion highlights Saguna Śiva-bhakti: when the heart is shaken, devotees take shelter in Śiva’s compassionate presence—often approached through Linga worship as the steady, accessible form of the transcendent Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

In states of sorrow, steady the prāṇa with calm japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mental dhyāna on Śiva as inner support; if performing ritual, offer water and bilva to the Linga with a composed, prayerful mind.