Shloka 29

नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्

Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny

Devanagari script

अनया कन्यया तेऽद्रे अर्धनारीश्वरो हरः । भविष्यति तथा हर्षदिनयोर्मिलितम्पुनः

Transliteration

anayā kanyayā te'dre ardhanārīśvaro haraḥ | bhaviṣyati tathā harṣadinayormilitampunaḥ

Translation

Wahai Gunung Himālaya, melalui gadis ini, Hara (Śiva) akan menjadi Ardhanārīśvara. Maka, pada hari-hari kegembiraan, kedua-duanya akan bersatu kembali.

Word by Word

• अनया: by/with this (girl)
• अनया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्/एतद्-प्रातिपदिक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/सह), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम् (Instrumental singular feminine)

• कन्यया: by the maiden/daughter
• कन्यया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Genitive singular, ‘of you/your’)

• अद्रे: O mountain (Himālaya)
• अद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Vocative singular)

• अर्धनारीश्वरः: Ardhanārīśvara (the half-female Lord)
• अर्धनारीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध + नारी + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/समासार्थः: ‘अर्धं नारी यस्य/यत्र सः ईश्वरः’ (Lord who is half woman)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• भविष्यति: will become/will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (he will be/become)

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• हर्षदिनयोः: of joy and day
• हर्षदिनयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष + दिन (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे द्वन्द्व-समासः; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचनस्य स्थाने द्विवचन-रूपम्: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम् (Genitive dual: ‘of joy and day’)

• मिलितम्: united/joined
• मिलितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिल् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (joined/united)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: ‘again’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Parvati Khanda account to the sages, conveying the divine/prophetic assurance about Parvati and Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Himalaya
• Ardhanarishvara

FAQs

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

It affirms the Shaiva Siddhanta vision that Śiva (Pati) is never separated from His Śakti; Ardhanārīśvara symbolizes the inseparable unity through which grace and liberation are bestowed.

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

Ardhanārīśvara is a Saguna revelation of the same Supreme who is worshipped as the Liṅga—formless in essence yet accessible through sacred form, where Śiva is adored together with Devī as His power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Ardhanārīśvara while chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and perform simple Śiva–Devī pūjā (bilva offering, lamp) to cultivate devotion to the united Divine.