Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

उपेत्य दौहदं शल्यं यद्वव्रेऽपश्यदाशु तत् । आनीतं नेष्टमस्याद्धा नासाध्यं त्रिदिवैऽपि हि

Transliteration

upetya dauhadaṃ śalyaṃ yadvavre'paśyadāśu tat | ānītaṃ neṣṭamasyāddhā nāsādhyaṃ tridivai'pi hi

Translation

သူမထံ ချဉ်းကပ်သွားရာတွင်၊ သူမ၏ ဆန္ဒတောင့်တမှုကြောင့် ဖြစ်သော နာကျင်သည့် ဆူးတံကို ချက်ချင်း သိမြင်လေ၏—နှလုံးထဲက ရွေးချယ်ထားသည့် အရာပင်။ အမှန်တကယ် သူမနှစ်သက်သော အရာကို ချက်ချင်း ယူဆောင်လာနိုင်ခဲ့သည်; ဘုရားရည်ရွယ်ချက်ကို ဆောင်ရွက်သူတို့အတွက် သုံးလောက၏ ဒေဝများအတွက်တောင် မဖြစ်နိုင်ဟူ၍ မရှိ။

Word by Word

• upetya: having approached
• upetya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa+√i (इ धातु) → upetya (ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/ल्यप्), पूर्वकाल

• dauhadam: pregnancy-craving (dohada)
• dauhadam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dauhada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śalyam: a thorn; pain
• śalyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमा/रूपक-प्रयोगे (as ‘a thorn/pain’)

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• vavre: desired/asked for
• vavre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (वृ धातु, ‘to choose/seek’)
• Form: लिट् लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• apaśyat: saw
• apaśyat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (पश् धातु)
• Form: लङ् लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• ānītam: brought
• ānītam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā+√nī (नी धातु) → ānīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; (contextually predicate: ‘brought’)

• na: not
• na: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• iṣṭam: the desired (thing)
• iṣṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; PPP of √iṣ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘desired thing’

• asya: of this/for her (context)
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• addhā: surely
• addhā: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: addhā (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (assertive particle)

• na: not
• na: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• asādhyam: impossible
• asādhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-sādhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• tridivaiḥ: even by the three heavens (i.e., by the gods)
• tridivaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri+diva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु/तत्पुरुष-प्राय (त्रिदिव = ‘three heavens’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• api: even
• api: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि (concessive particle: ‘even’)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse narrates the fulfillment of Menā’s pregnancy-longing as part of Pārvatī’s advent narrative.

Significance: General merit of hearing Pārvatī-janma narratives: cultivation of śraddhā and auspiciousness (maṅgala) in household life.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights that intense inner longing (dauhāda) becomes a ‘thorn’ until aligned with dharma and divine grace; when the will is rightly set, obstacles that seem impossible—even to the gods—are removed through higher agency.

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

The verse supports the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Saguna Shiva’s grace: sincere devotion and right intention draw the Lord’s compassionate intervention, making the devotee’s spiritual aim attainable.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady the heart’s desire through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and devotional vrata, so longing transforms into focused bhakti that invites Shiva’s grace.