Shloka 21

नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्

Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny

Devanagari script

तस्माच्छिवाय कन्या स्वां शिवां देहि विवेकतः । शिवस्सर्वेश्वरस्सेव्योऽविकारी प्रभुरव्ययः

Transliteration

tasmācchivāya kanyā svāṃ śivāṃ dehi vivekataḥ | śivassarveśvarassevyo'vikārī prabhuravyayaḥ

Translation

Portanto, com discernimento claro, entrega tua filha auspiciosa em casamento a Śiva. Śiva é o Senhor de tudo; só Ele deve ser adorado—imutável, o Supremo Mestre e imperecível.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (from that/therefore)

• शिवाय: to Śiva
• शिवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (to Śiva)

• कन्या: the maiden/daughter
• कन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृ (addressed/subject)

• स्वाम्: one’s own
• स्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘own’ (agreeing with कन्याम् understood / or with शिवाम्)

• शिवाम्: Śivā (the girl)
• शिवाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (the girl named Śivā / auspicious one)

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विवेकतः: with discernment
• विवेकतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (from discernment/with discrimination)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सर्वेश्वरः: Lord of all
• सर्वेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपाधि

• सेव्यः: worthy to be worshipped
• सेव्यः: Vidhaya (विधेय/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव्य (कृदन्त; सेव् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भाव्य/कर्तव्य (gerundive—‘to be served/worshipped’)

• अविकारी: unchanging
• अविकारी: Vidhaya (विधेय/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविकारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नित्य-विशेषण (unchanging)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Vidhaya (विधेय/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अव्ययः: imperishable
• अव्ययः: Vidhaya (विधेय/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नित्य-विशेषण (imperishable)

Speaker

Himavat (Himalaya), advised within the Parvati Khanda narrative (as relayed by Suta Goswami)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse establishes Śiva as Sarveśvara (Lord of all) and avikārī-avyaya (unchanging and imperishable), teaching that union with Śiva is aligned with true discernment and leads the soul toward liberation under the grace of Pati.

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

By declaring Śiva as “sevyaḥ” (worthy of worship), it supports Saguna devotion—such as Linga worship—as a valid means to approach the imperishable reality of Śiva, who remains unchanged even while accessible through sacred form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steady Śiva-bhakti grounded in viveka (discernment): worship Śiva as Sarveśvara through japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and reverent Linga-upāsanā, cultivating awareness of His unchanging nature.