Shloka 36

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

तस्यां तु जायमानायां सर्वस्वं समपद्यत । हिमवन्नगरे तत्र सर्व दुःखं क्षयं गतम्

Transliteration

tasyāṃ tu jāyamānāyāṃ sarvasvaṃ samapadyata | himavannagare tatra sarva duḥkhaṃ kṣayaṃ gatam

Translation

അവൾ ജന്മം കൊണ്ടതുമാത്രത്തിൽ എല്ലാം മംഗളകരവും പരിപൂർണ്ണവുമായി. ഹിമവാന്റെ നഗരത്തിൽ അവിടെ സകല ദുഃഖവും ക്ഷയിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• tasyām: in her/at that (time/place)
• tasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अनुवादक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• jāyamānāyām: while (she) was being born
• jāyamānāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु) + māna (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्/मान (present participle, Ātmanepada sense), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• sarvasvam: all wealth/everything
• sarvasvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarvasva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• samapadyata: came about/was obtained/was restored
• samapadyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pad (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• himavat-nagare: in Himavat’s city
• himavat-nagare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavat (प्रातिपदिक) + nagara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• sarva: all
• sarva: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘duḥkham’ इत्यस्य

• duḥkham: sorrow
• duḥkham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• kṣayam: to destruction/end
• kṣayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः कर्म (object with ‘gatam’)

• gatam: gone/reached
• gatam: Kriyā (क्रिया/स्थितिवाचक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; ‘duḥkham’ इत्यस्य विधेय (predicate)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it functions as a ‘phala-śruti’-like statement: the advent of Śivā brings kṣema (wholeness) and duḥkha-kṣaya to the realm of Himavān.

Significance: Theological takeaway for pilgrims: proximity to Śiva-Śakti (through darśana, kathā-śravaṇa, or tīrtha-yātrā) is portrayed as duḥkha-kṣaya and sarva-sampat-prāpti.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: ‘Sarva-duḥkha-kṣaya’ reads as the soteriological signature: when grace ripens, the field of experience becomes auspicious—mythically localized to Himavān’s city.

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Himavan

FAQs

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

Pārvatī’s birth is portrayed as the descent of Shiva’s own Śakti: when divine grace manifests, the bonds of suffering begin to dissolve and dharma, prosperity, and inner harmony naturally arise.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Shiva (Pati) is worshipped with form (saguṇa) through the Liṅga, and Śakti is the compassionate power that makes that worship fruitful; her appearance signifies the nearness of Shiva’s grace and the removal of duḥkha for devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to intensify daily saguṇa upāsanā—Liṅga-abhisheka with devotion and japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—seeking the grace by which sorrow is destroyed.