Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

देह सादादसंपूर्णभूषणा लोध्रसंमुखा । स्वल्पभेन्दुक्षये कालं विचेष्यर्क्षा विभावरी

Transliteration

deha sādādasaṃpūrṇabhūṣaṇā lodhrasaṃmukhā | svalpabhendukṣaye kālaṃ viceṣyarkṣā vibhāvarī

Translation

ਉਸ ਦਾ ਸਰੀਰ ਸ਼ਿਥਿਲ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਗਹਿਣੇ ਵੀ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਠੀਕ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਜੇ ਸਨ। ਲੋਧ੍ਰ ਦੇ ਰੁੱਖ ਵੱਲ ਮੁਖ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਹ ਖੜੀ ਰਹੀ; ਚੰਦ ਦੀ ਕਲਾ ਘਟਣ ਤੇ ਤਾਰਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਅੰਕਿਤ ਰਾਤ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕੁਝ ਵੇਲਾ ਠਹਿਰ ਗਈ।

Word by Word

• देह: body (or: in the body)
• देह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense if read देहे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); (पाठभेदसम्भवः: 'देहे' इति स्यात्)

• सादात्: from languor/decline
• सादात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• असंपूर्णभूषणा: with ornaments not fully (worn/complete)
• असंपूर्णभूषणा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंपूर्णभूषणा = अ + संपूर्ण + भूषण + आ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• लोध्रसंमुखा: facing toward lodhra (tree/flower)
• लोध्रसंमुखा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोध्रसंमुखा = लोध्र + संमुखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वल्प: small, slight
• स्वल्प: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (stem form used in compound)

• भेन्दुक्षये: at the waning of the moon (in the dark fortnight)
• भेन्दुक्षये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेन्दुक्षय = भ + इन्दु + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); (पाठदोषसम्भवः: 'भेन्दु' = 'भ' + 'इन्दु' संधि-रूप)

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• विचेष्य: having moved/acted about
• विचेष्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चेष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• अर्क्षा: the night
• अर्क्षा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); (अर्थे: रात्रिः/निशा)

• विभावरी: the night (dark one)
• विभावरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभावरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समानाधिकरण (apposition with अर्क्षा)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: waning moon (kṣaya) imagery; night lingering under starry sky

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It portrays the inner state of a devotee whose whole being becomes subdued in single-pointed longing—an image of bhakti ripening into tapas, where worldly adornment loses importance before the Supreme (Shiva) as the goal.

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

Parvati’s mood reflects saguna-upāsanā in its most intimate form: love and yearning for Shiva as the personal Lord. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such focused devotion purifies the soul (paśu) and loosens bonds (pāśa), preparing one for Shiva’s grace (pati-anugraha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steady, time-transcending japa and contemplation—especially Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—performed with restraint and simplicity, letting external display fall away while maintaining inward remembrance of Shiva.