Shloka 10

हिमाचलविवाहवर्णनम् — Description of Himācala’s

context for) Marriage / The Himālaya-Marriage Narrative (Chapter Opening

Devanagari script

नाम्ना सा पार्वती देवी तपः कृत्वा सुदुस्सहम् । नारदस्योपदेशाद्वै पतिम्प्राप शिवं पुनः

Transliteration

nāmnā sā pārvatī devī tapaḥ kṛtvā sudussaham | nāradasyopadeśādvai patimprāpa śivaṃ punaḥ

Translation

Известная под именем Парвати, Богиня совершила чрезвычайно суровые тапасы (аскезы); и воистину, по наставлению Нарады она вновь обрела Господа Шиву своим Супругом.

Word by Word

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to ‘pārvatī’

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √kṛ (कृ) ‘to do’

• सु-दुस्सहम्: very difficult to endure
• सु-दुस्सहम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + dussaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya/intensifying: ‘ati-dussaham’ qualifying ‘tapaḥ’

• नारदस्य: of Nārada
• नारदस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• उपदेशात्: from the instruction
• उपदेशात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upadeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्राप: she attained/obtained
• प्राप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); irregular perfect form ‘prāpa’

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to ‘patim’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Pārvatī’s tapas (as Satī reborn) culminating in reunion with Śiva through Nārada’s upadeśa—an archetype for how right instruction and disciplined sādhana lead to divine union.

Significance: Models the Śaiva Siddhānta path: guru-upadeśa + tapas/vrata + Śiva’s anugraha; inspires vrata, japa, and steadfastness in devotion.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Narada

FAQs

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

It teaches that steadfast tapas guided by right instruction matures devotion into divine union—Pārvatī’s disciplined endurance becomes the means to attain Śiva, the supreme Pati, reflecting the Shaiva path of purification and grace.

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

By emphasizing attaining Śiva as ‘Pati’ through practice and guidance, it supports Saguna devotion where the devotee approaches Śiva personally (often through Liṅga worship) until divine grace culminates in fulfillment of the spiritual aim.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse highlights tapas under a guru’s upadeśa—practically expressed as disciplined japa (especially Śiva-mantra), vows, purity observances, and sustained meditation on Lord Śiva as the chosen deity.