Shloka 45

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

त्वमाद्या सर्वशक्तीनां त्रिलोकजननी शिवे । शिवप्रिया सदा देवी सर्वदेवस्तुता परा

Transliteration

tvamādyā sarvaśaktīnāṃ trilokajananī śive | śivapriyā sadā devī sarvadevastutā parā

Translation

ഹേ ശിവേ! നീ സർവ്വശക്തികളുടെ ആദ്യം, ത്രിലോകജനനി. നീ സദാ ശിവപ്രിയയായ നിത്യദേവി, പരമയും സർവ്വദേവസ്തുത്യയും ആകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुषार्थे संबोधन/प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular; pronoun)

• आद्या: the first, primordial
• आद्या: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• सर्वशक्तीनाम्: of all powers
• सर्वशक्तीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-बहुवचन (Feminine, Genitive plural); ‘सर्वाः शक्तयः’ इति कर्मधारय-समासः

• त्रिलोकजननी: mother of the three worlds
• त्रिलोकजननी: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक + जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘त्रिलोकस्य जननी’

• शिवे: O Śivā
• शिवे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative singular)

• शिवप्रिया: beloved of Śiva
• शिवप्रिया: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘शिवस्य प्रिया’

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable adverb of time)

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular)

• सर्वदेवस्तुता: praised by all gods
• सर्वदेवस्तुता: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + देव + स्तुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘सर्वदेवैः स्तुता’ (praised by all gods)

• परा: supreme
• परा: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: त्वमाद्या सर्वशक्तीनां त्रिलोकजननी शिवे । शिवप्रिया सदा देवी सर्वदेवस्तुता परा

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It affirms Parvati as Ādyā-Śakti—the primordial divine power—through whom the cosmos is manifested, while remaining inseparably united with Śiva; devotion to Shiva-Shakti is presented as a complete path of grace and liberation in Shaiva understanding.

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

In Linga worship, Śiva is adored as the supreme Lord (Pati) and Parvati as His ever-present power (Śakti); this verse supports Saguna devotion by honoring the divine couple as the accessible, worship-worthy form through whom blessings and spiritual fulfillment arise.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Shiva-Shakti bhakti: worship the Śiva-liṅga with devotion while mentally offering reverence to Devī as Ādyā-Śakti, and accompany it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") as a steady daily discipline.