Shloka 16

पार्वतीबाल्यलीलावर्णनम् — Description of Pārvatī’s Childhood/Birth Festivities

Devanagari script

कुलोचितेन नाम्ना तां पार्वतीत्याजुहावहा । बन्धुप्रियां बन्धुजनः सौशील्यगुणसंयुताम्

Transliteration

kulocitena nāmnā tāṃ pārvatītyājuhāvahā | bandhupriyāṃ bandhujanaḥ sauśīlyaguṇasaṃyutām

Translation

കുലാചാരപ്രകാരം അവർ അവളെ “പാർവതി” എന്നു വിളിച്ചു. സൗശീല്യവും സദ്ഗുണങ്ങളും നിറഞ്ഞ അവൾ ബന്ധുക്കൾക്കു അതിപ്രിയയായി, ബന്ധുജനങ്ങൾ സ്നേഹത്തോടെ അവളെ ആദരിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• kula-ucitena: with a family-appropriate
• kula-ucitena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक) + ucita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग? (ucita-शब्दः), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कुलस्य उचितः)

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pārvatī: Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (as quoted name)

• iti: thus (as)
• iti: Sambandha (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• ājuhāva: called/invoked
• ājuhāva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: ā-

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक (expletive/particle)

• bandhu-priyām: dear to relatives
• bandhu-priyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bandhu (प्रातिपदिक) + priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (बन्धूनां प्रिया)

• bandhu-janaḥ: the kinsfolk
• bandhu-janaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandhu (प्रातिपदिक) + jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• su-śīlya-guṇa-saṃyutām: endowed with good conduct and virtues
• su-śīlya-guṇa-saṃyutām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + śīlya (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सौशील्यगुणैः संयुता)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Pārvatī’s auspicious identity and innate virtues—gentleness, good conduct, and dhārmic character—showing that the Divine Śakti manifests in a form that nurtures devotion, harmony, and the moral refinement that supports the soul’s journey toward Shiva (Pati) in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

By presenting Pārvatī as beloved and virtue-filled, the text prepares the devotional context for Saguna Shiva worship where Shiva is adored together with Śakti. In Linga worship too, Śakti is implicit as the power of manifestation; reverence for Pārvatī complements devotion to the Linga as the living presence of Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is cultivation of sauśīlya (gentle virtues) alongside bhakti—practically expressed through daily Shiva–Parvati pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and offering prayers for purity of conduct before undertaking vrata days like Mahāśivarātri.