Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 1

पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । अथ सप्तर्षयस्ते च प्रोचुर्हिमगिरीश्वरम् । कारय स्वात्मजा देव्या यात्रामद्योचितां गिरे

Transliteration

brahmovāca | atha saptarṣayaste ca procurhimagirīśvaram | kāraya svātmajā devyā yātrāmadyocitāṃ gire

Translation

ବ୍ରହ୍ମା କହିଲେ—ତାପରେ ସେ ସପ୍ତର୍ଷିମାନେ ହିମଗିରୀଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ: “ହେ ଗିରିରାଜ! ନିଜ ଆତ୍ମଜା ଦେବୀଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଆଜିହିଁ ଉଚିତ ଯାତ୍ରାର ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା କର।”

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), discourse particle (अनन्तर/मङ्गलार्थ)

• sapta-ṛṣayaḥ: the seven sages
• sapta-ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; ‘the seven sages’

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; pronoun referring to the sages

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• procuḥ: said / addressed
• procuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); prefix pra-

• hima-giri-īśvaram: the lord of Himagiri (Himālaya)
• hima-giri-īśvaram: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hima (प्रातिपदिक) + giri (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘lord of the Himālaya mountain’

• kāraya: arrange / cause (it) to be done
• kāraya: Kriyā (क्रिया/imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; causative (णिच्) ‘cause to be done’

• sva-ātmajā: by your own daughter
• sva-ātmajā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument/agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; ‘by (your) own daughter’

• devyā: by the goddess
• devyā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; apposition to svātmajā

• yātrām: journey / pilgrimage
• yātrām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• adya: today
• adya: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of time

• ucitām: proper / fitting
• ucitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ucita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; past passive participle (क्त) from √uc (उच्/योग्यतायाम्) ‘proper’; qualifying yātrām

• gire: O mountain (Himagiri)
• gire: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; address to Himagiri

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Saptarishi
• Himavan
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights yātrā (sacred pilgrimage) as a dharmic discipline that matures devotion and readiness for divine grace—here, the sages urge proper spiritual preparation for the Goddess (Pārvatī), aligning worldly action with a higher Shaiva purpose.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the verse frames pilgrimage as an outer support for inner bhakti toward Saguna Shiva—visiting sacred places and performing prescribed rites becomes a means to purify intention and deepen devotion that culminates in Shiva-oriented worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is undertaking a proper yātrā with disciplined observances—such as purity, vows, and devotional remembrance of Shiva (e.g., japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as part of preparing oneself for higher spiritual attainments.