Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

मायामयं कृतमिदं च जगत्समग्रं सर्वात्मना हि विधृतं परया स्वबुद्ध्या । सवार्त्मभिस्सुकृतिभिः परमात्मभावैस्संसिक्तमात्मनि गणः परिवेष्टितश्च

Transliteration

māyāmayaṃ kṛtamidaṃ ca jagatsamagraṃ sarvātmanā hi vidhṛtaṃ parayā svabuddhyā | savārtmabhissukṛtibhiḥ paramātmabhāvaissaṃsiktamātmani gaṇaḥ pariveṣṭitaśca

Translation

ଏହି ସମଗ୍ର ଜଗତ ମାୟାମୟ ଭାବେ ଗଢ଼ା; ତଥାପି ପରମେଶ୍ୱର ନିଜ ପରମଚେତନାରେ ସର୍ବାତ୍ମା ହୋଇ ଏହାକୁ ଧାରଣ କରନ୍ତି। ଏବଂ ପୁଣ୍ୟଶୀଳ ଜୀବଗଣ, ଯାହାଙ୍କ ଚେତନା ପରମାତ୍ମଭାବରେ ସିକ୍ତ, ସେମାନେ ସେଇ ଆତ୍ମାରେ ଆବୃତ ଓ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ ରହନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• मायामयम्: made of māyā/illusory
• मायामयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मायामय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (माया + मय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; Accusative singular qualifying इदम्/जगत्

• कृतम्: made/created
• कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; past passive participle ‘made’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

• जगत्: world/universe
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; here with qualifier समग्रं

• समग्रम्: entire/complete
• समग्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; Accusative singular qualifying जगत्

• सर्वात्मना: with the whole self/in every way
• सर्वात्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्व + आत्मन्), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; Instrumental singular (as ‘in every way/with whole self’)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थ; particle

• विधृतम्: supported/held up
• विधृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + धृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; past passive participle ‘supported/held’

• परया: by the supreme
• परया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; Instrumental singular qualifying स्वबुद्ध्या

• स्वबुद्ध्या: by (one's) own intelligence
• स्वबुद्ध्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वबुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्व + बुद्धि), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• स्व: own
• स्व: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-विशेषण; here as first member of compound; ‘own’

• आत्मभिः: by selves/with beings
• आत्मभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• सुकृतिभिः: by the virtuous/meritorious ones
• सुकृतिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सुकृतिन्-भाव), तृतीया बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• परमात्मभावैः: with states of supreme-selfhood
• परमात्मभावैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमात्मभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (परमात्मन् + भाव), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• संसिक्तम्: imbued/saturated
• संसिक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + सिच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; past passive participle ‘sprinkled/imbued’

• आत्मनि: in the self
• आत्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular

• गणः: the group/host
• गणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• परिवेष्टितः: enveloped/surrounded
• परिवेष्टितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वेष्ट् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; past passive participle agreeing with गणः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the world is Māyā in its appearance, yet it is upheld by Shiva as the indwelling Self (Sarvātman). Liberation matures when one’s awareness becomes permeated with Paramātma-bhāva—seeing all within Shiva and oneself established in Him.

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

Linga-worship trains the mind to recognize Shiva as the unseen support of all forms. While the universe appears manifold through Māyā, devotion to Saguna Shiva (as Linga and Lord) leads the seeker toward the realization of Shiva as the inner Self beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate Paramātma-bhāva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and inward meditation on Shiva as the Self in all beings; let virtuous conduct (sukṛti) support steady contemplation.