Shloka 11

Vyasa

हिमालयगृहे नारदस्य आगमनम् तथा विश्वकर्मनिर्मितवैभववर्णनम् — Nārada’s Arrival at Himālaya’s Palace and the Description of Viśvakarman’s Marvels

Devanagari script

हिमवानुवाच । हे नारद महाप्राज्ञागतो नैवाधुना शिवः । विवाहार्थं च पार्वत्यास्सगणस्सवरातकः

Transliteration

himavānuvāca | he nārada mahāprājñāgato naivādhunā śivaḥ | vivāhārthaṃ ca pārvatyāssagaṇassavarātakaḥ

Translation

हिमवानुवाच—हे नारद महाप्राज्ञ, अद्यापि शिवो नैवागतः। स पार्वत्याः विवाहार्थं सगणः सवरातकश्च आगमिष्यति।

Word by Word

हिमवान्Himavān

उवाचsaid

हेO

नारदNārada

महाप्राज्ञO greatly wise one

आगतःhas come

नnot

एवindeed/at all

अधुनाnow

शिवःŚiva

विवाहार्थम्for the sake of marriage

चand

पार्वत्याःof Pārvatī

सगणःwith (his) attendants

सवरातकःwith the bridal procession

Speaker

Himavān (Himālaya), father of Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Narada

Parvati

Ganas

Himavan

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s gracious, manifest (saguṇa) participation in the world: the Supreme Pati accepts the sacred bond with Śakti (Pārvatī), showing that liberation and worldly order are harmonized when centered on Śiva.

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

Though Śiva is ultimately beyond form (niṣkala), this verse emphasizes His saguṇa līlā—arriving with gaṇas for the divine wedding—supporting devotional worship where the devotee approaches Śiva as the compassionate Lord who becomes accessible through form, rite, and story.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to contemplate Śiva as the auspicious Lord arriving to bless the devotee’s life, while chanting the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with bhakti; this aligns the mind with Śiva’s grace (anugraha) before undertaking sacred vows or ceremonies.