Shloka 13

पार्वतीप्रार्थना—हिमवत्पार्श्वे भिक्षुरूपेण याचनम् | Pārvatī’s Request: Śiva to Seek Her in Beggar-Form at Himālaya’s Court

Devanagari script

न ग्रहाः पूजितास्तेन दक्षेण जनकेन मे । ग्रहाणां विषयस्तेन सच्छिद्रोयं महानभूत्

Transliteration

na grahāḥ pūjitāstena dakṣeṇa janakena me | grahāṇāṃ viṣayastena sacchidroyaṃ mahānabhūt

Translation

ମୋ ଜନକ ଦକ୍ଷ ଗ୍ରହମାନଙ୍କୁ ପୂଜା କରିନଥିଲେ; ସେହି ଅବହେଳାରୁ ଗ୍ରହପ୍ରଭାବ ଏହି ବିଷୟରେ (ମୋ ଉପରେ ମଧ୍ୟ) ମହା ଦୋଷଯୁକ୍ତ କ୍ଲେଶ ହୋଇପଡ଼ିଲା।

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• grahāḥ: the planets
• grahāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• pūjitāḥ: were worshipped
• pūjitāḥ: Karma (कर्म/patient in passive construction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; agrees with 'grahāḥ'

• tena: by him
• tena: Karana (करण/instrument, 'by him')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• dakṣeṇa: by Dakṣa
• dakṣeṇa: Karana (करण/instrument; apposition to 'tena')
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• janakena: by the father
• janakena: Karana (करण/instrument; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणवत् (in apposition)

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (enclitic)

• grahāṇām: of the planets
• grahāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• viṣayaḥ: the object/concern
• viṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• tena: by that / because of him
• tena: Karana (करण/instrument; 'because of him/that')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• sacchidraḥ: flawed / with a defect
• sacchidraḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/adjectival to 'viṣayaḥ')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + chidra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सः छिद्रः = having a flaw)

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता/subject; deictic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mahān: great
• mahān: Visheshana (विशेषण/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• abhūt: became / was
• abhūt: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse explains a ‘defect’ (chidra) arising from neglecting graha-pūjā—an etiological note for obstacles affecting the earlier Satī context; it is not tied to a jyotirliṅga site but to dharmic causality in narrative.

Significance: Encourages removal of doṣa/obstacles through proper worship and humility; in popular practice this maps to śānti rites, but the Purāṇic intent is ethical-ritual completeness rather than fatalism.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Daksha
• Grahāḥ

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that neglect of appropriate devatā-s (here, the Grahas) can manifest as obstacles; yet in Shaiva Siddhanta, such obstacles are ultimately instruments within karma that turn the soul toward Shiva as Pati, the final refuge beyond all graha-influences.

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

It implies that while subsidiary deities like the Grahas have functional roles, lasting resolution of suffering comes by taking shelter in Saguna Shiva—often through Linga worship—since Shiva governs and transcends all cosmic forces.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Graha-śānti aligned with Shaiva practice: daily japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), Linga-abhisheka with devotion, and wearing Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of surrender to Shiva amid karmic influences.