Shloka 8

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

वर्तते नात्र संदेहस् तव भर्त्ता भविष्यति इत्युक्त्वा तां नमस्कृत्य मुहुः सम्प्रेक्ष्य पार्वतीम्

Transliteration

vartate nātra saṃdehas tava bharttā bhaviṣyati ityuktvā tāṃ namaskṛtya muhuḥ samprekṣya pārvatīm

Translation

नात्र संशयो वर्तते—तव भर्ता नूनं भविष्यतीति उक्त्वा स तां नमस्कृत्य मुहुः मुहुः पार्वतीं सादरं सम्प्रेक्ष्य स्थितवान्।

Word by Word

• वर्तते: it stands/holds true

• नात्र: here (in this matter) not

• संदेहः: doubt

• तव: your

• भर्त्ता: husband/lord (as protector)

• भविष्यति: will become/will surely be

• इति: thus

• उक्त्वा: having said

• ताम्: to her

• नमस्कृत्य: having bowed/having paid homage

• मुहुः: repeatedly, again and again

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य: having looked upon attentively

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal assurance given to Parvati by a revered figure in the episode)

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It emphasizes certainty (niścaya) in the Lord’s grace: steadfast devotion and tapas culminate in union with Pati (Śiva), the inner meaning behind Linga-upāsanā as surrender to the Supreme.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati—certain, unwavering, and destined as the supreme protector-lord; the assurance removes saṃdeha (doubt), a key obstacle for the pashu bound by pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports tapas and focused contemplation: repeated, reverent attention (muhuḥ samprekṣya) reflects disciplined bhakti-yoga aligned with Pāśupata intent—removing doubt and fixing the mind on the goal.